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The causes maybe categorized into two types:

Congenital causes

Poor development of the spinal cord of the baby, while inside the mother's uterus.

Poor development or absence of the bones of the spine (vertebrae)

Fusing of the spinal bones with one another.

Spinal cord diseases like spina - bifida.

Acquired causes

Poor posture

Injury

Osteoporosis

Degenerative diseases of bones of the spine

Infections like Tuberculosis of the spine

Degeneration of the cushion- like discs of the spinal bones

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