Table 3.11.1
Congenital scoliosis: main types of defect
Defects of segmentation

Bilateral

 Block vertebra

Unilateral

 Unilateral bar

 Unilateral bar and hemivertebra

Defects of segmentation

Bilateral

 Block vertebra

Unilateral

 Unilateral bar

 Unilateral bar and hemivertebra

Defects of formation

Pseudarthrosis/agenesis

Hemivertebra

 Unilateral complete failure of formation

  Fully segmented

  Semisegmented

  Incarcerated

  Unsegmented

 Wedge vertebra

  Unilateral partial failure of formation

Defects of formation

Pseudarthrosis/agenesis

Hemivertebra

 Unilateral complete failure of formation

  Fully segmented

  Semisegmented

  Incarcerated

  Unsegmented

 Wedge vertebra

  Unilateral partial failure of formation

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