Stuart Remer is an orthopedic consultant offering services in New York and Florida. With nearly three decades of experience in the medical field, Stuart Remer performed many orthopedic surgeries. Some of the surgeries include spine and scoliosis. Scoliosis is a spine disorder characterized by an abnormal curvature. Although the issue may be addressed with physical therapy or surgery, medical professionals want to learn more about why the condition arises in the first place. Scoliosis may be caused by a variety of factors, including congenital and idiopathic scoliosis. Congenital scoliosis is a kind of spine curvature that you are born with. This form of scoliosis develops when spinal segments do not develop correctly or when spinal vertebrae that should be separated fuse together during fetal development. Congenital scoliosis may affect one or all of the spinal segments. Idiopathic scoliosis is the most prevalent form of scoliosis, accounting for 80-85 percent of all scoliosis cases. Most of the scoliosis that was thought to be idiopathic is caused by a genetic condition. There are family members and relatives who also have scoliosis.