Resource Guide for Scoliosis

by Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MD

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS:

Address:
6300 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018-4262

Phone:
1-800-346-2267

Internet Address:
http://www.aaos.org

Description of services provided:
This site has a number of fact sheets about orthopedic conditions and treatments. Many educational materials, ranging from abstracts to full text journal articles, are available. You can get information on meetings, conferences, and research initiatives. You can go online here to find an orthopedic surgeon near you.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES:

Address:
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675

Phone:
1-301-495-4484

Internet Address:
http://www.niams.nih.gov

Description of services provided:
This website offers detailed information about scoliosis, as well as information about a variety of arthritis and rheumatic diseases, and skin and muscle disorders; news releases and recent research findings; information on research initiatives and on studies that are accepting patients.

SCOLIOSIS RESEARCH SOCIETY:

Address:
555 E. Wells St., Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823

Phone:
1-414-289-9107

Internet Address:
http://www.srs.org

Description of services provided:
This site contains educational material with excellent graphics, pictures, and x-ray examples to explain how scoliosis affects the spine. Information on research on scoliosis, a newsletter, conference information, and a search engine to locate an orthopedic surgeon in your community are available here.

Last reviewed October 2005 by Robert E. Leach, MD

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