Study finds spine disorder more frequent in Chinese, Malays

M&C
18 Jun 2008

Singapore - Nearly one in 10 Singaporeans over 40 suffers from a curved spine disorder, the findings of the first such study in Asia said Wednesday.

The results are in line with a study carried out in North America, which showed similar results.

Conducted by a team at the National University Hospital, surgeons are hoping the study will help determine the cause of lumbar scoliosis, a condition that makes the lower spine curve sideways.

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