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Scheuermann Kyphosis for dummies

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology | 2021 | Amparo Ortega-Yago, Adrian Alonso-Caravaca, Teresa Bas-Hermida

Scheuermann kyphosis debuts in young adolescents and it is defined as a fixed hyperkyphosis >40º Cobb, with associated anterior wedging of vertebral endplates of >5º in three or more adjacent vertebrae. It is thought to be caused by mechanical stress on structurally deficitary vertebral endplates. For its diagnosis, clinical history and plain radiographs are used, but also MRI...