of the disorder her family turned to the spine experts at the shotty hospital in berlin left untreated scoliosis can lead to health problems. marlo s. says is normally a very common disorder about one in every fifty girls has it but usually to a much lesser degree. she ll still grow during puberty there s another growth spurt but then she ll not grow taller instead she ll grow into this so-called deformity that s why surgery would be highly recommended here even though she s only twelve waiting will not help as the curvature will only get worse. to prepare for the operation experts news a new imaging tool a vertical scan or. it s a whole body x. ray machine that scans the entire back while the patient is standing. on the is concerned are we now have