<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyWhat are the reasons behind the development of scoliosis?  <response>: <reason> There are three general causes of scoliosis:Congenital present at birth scoliosis is due to failure of vertebral formation or segmentation of affected vertebrae in utero. Neuromuscular scoliosis is caused by problems such as poor muscle control or muscle weakness, or paralysis due to diseases such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, and polio. Idiopathic scoliosis is scoliosis of unknown cause. Idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents is the most common type. There are no life-threatening causes of scoliosis, however complications resulting from untreated scoliosis is common.Common causes of scoliosis include: IdiopathicLess Common causes of scoliosis can be divided into: Nonstructural scoliosisAppendicitis Local inflammation Leg length discrepancy Muscle spasmsStructural scoliosisAmyoplasia congenita Arthrogryposis Bechterews Disease Benign tumors Brucella infection of the spine Cerebral Palsy Chondrodysplasia Dislocation Dwarfism Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Fredricks Ataxia Hemivertebra Homocystinuria Irradiation Malignant tumors Marfans Syndrome Morquios Disease Muscular Dystrophy Osteogenesis imperfecta Osteomalacia Osteoporosis Polyomyelitis Postoperative Rheumatic disease of the spine Rheumatoid Arthritis Rickets Salmonella infection of the spine Scheuermanns disease Spinal cord trauma Spinal muscular atrophy Stills Disease Syringomyelia Tuberculosis of the spine Unilateral bar VonRecklinghausens DiseaseScoliosis may be caused by a mutations in the Mendelian gene, including: CHD7 gene PAX1 geneList the causes of the disease in alphabetical order:Appendicitis Amyoplasia congenita Arthrogryposis Bechterews Disease Benign tumors Brucella infection of the spine Cerebral Palsy Chondrodysplasia Dislocation Dwarfism Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Fredricks Ataxia Hemivertebra Homocystinuria Idiopathic Irradiation Leg length discrepancy Local inflammation Malignant tumors Marfans Syndrome Morquios Disease Muscle spasms Muscular Dystrophy Osteogenesis imperfecta Osteomalacia Osteoporosis Polyomyelitis Postoperative Rheumatic disease of the spine Rheumatoid Arthritis Rickets Salmonella infection of the spine Scheuermanns disease Spinal cord trauma Spinal muscular atrophy Stills Disease Syringomyelia Tuberculosis of the spine Unilateral bar VonRecklinghausens Disease 