abnormal kyphosis
Sign in to saveKyphosis () is an abnormally excessive convex curvature of the spine as it occurs in the thoracic and sacral regions. Abnormal inward concave lordotic curving of the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine is called lordosis.
Key facts
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- Hyperkyphosis
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Roundback, hunchback
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- A preoperative image of a 22-year-old man with Scheuermann's disease, a type of structural kyphosis
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- Orthopedics
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Research
2,533 papers- Kyphoscoliosis.The Journal of pediatrics · 1969
- Kyphosis deformity in myelomeningocele.The Orthopedic clinics of North America · 1999
- Sharp-angled lumbosacral kyphosis.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2004
- Cervical kyphosis correction in Marfan syndrome: our experience and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024
- Sacral agenesis.The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume · 1978
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Kyphosis () is an abnormally excessive convex curvature of the spine as it occurs in the thoracic and sacral regions. Abnormal inward concave lordotic curving of the cervical and lumbar regions of the spine is called lordosis.
It can result from degenerative disc disease; developmental abnormalities, most commonly Scheuermann's disease; Copenhagen disease, osteoporosis with compression fractures of the vertebra; multiple myeloma; or trauma.