While measuring the height of a 12-year-old girl during an office visit, the primary care physician noted a deviation of the girl's spine. This was subsequently quantified as being a right curve scoliosis of approximately 10-degree deviation. Which of the following treatment options is most clearly indicated?
A) Use of a Milwaukee brace during waking hours
B) Surgical correction of the girl's spine
C) Observation and no active treatment
D) Use of external rods to correct the deviation

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For persons with lesser degrees of curvature (10 to 20 degrees), the trend has been away from aggressive treatment of scoliosis and toward a "wait-and-see" approach, taking advantage of the more sophisticated diagnostic methods that now are available. The use of surgery or braces is not indicated with a 10-degree curvature.

While Measuring the Height of a 12-Year-Old Girl During an Office