What is thoracolumbar scoliosis?

A curved spine: Scoliosis means an abnormal curvature of the spine. Thoracolumbar means that it involves both the thoracic spine or mid back and the lumbar spine or low back.

Location based: It is a curvature of the spine involving both the chest or thoracic level as well as the lower or lumbar level of your spine.

Curve: When viewed from the back, the spine is straight. When there is a curvature, and that curve is greater than 10 degrees, it is called scoliosis. The low back is called the lumbar region of the spine, the middle back is called thoracic. So a thoracolumbar scoliosis is a curve that is located in an area encompassing the junction of the thoracic and lumbar spine.