- See:
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Cervical Kyphosis
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Congenital Kyphosis:
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Congenital Scoliosis:
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Scheuermann's Kyphosis
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Post Traumatic Kyphosis
- Post Traumatic Kyphosis:
- kyphosis following
burst fractures;
- is especially common following
thoracolumbar burst frx;
- kyphosis from osteoporotic
compression frx
- treated non operatively;
- surgical attempts at stabilization and correction deformities are marked by a high complication rate;
- Non Traumatic Adult Kyphosis:
- may result from
Scheurmann's disease,
congenital kyphosis or
AS, or as result of
metabolic bone dz;
- may be source of
back pain in the adult, esp when present in thoracolumbar or lumbar spine;
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treatment:
- w/ failure of nonoperative management, posterior instrumentation & fusion of entire kyphoitic segment be indicated;
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anterior fusion should be included in the procedure in curves not correcting to
55 deg or less on hyperextension lateral x-ray
Aortography in children with myelomeningocele and lumbar kyphosis.
Anterior stabilization, instrumentation, and decompression for post-traumatic kyphosis.
Vascularised rib grafts for stabilisation of kyphosis.
Anterior strut grafting for the treatment of kyphosis.
