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

Multiple Choice

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