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Kyphosis : Causes

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Causes List

Causes could include:
  • Degenerative disc disease

Causes Overview Articles

Kyphosis
Kyphosis is a spinal deformity that can result from trauma, developmental problems, or degenerative disease. Kyphosis can occur at any age, although it is rare at birth. Adolescent kyphosis, also known as Scheuermann's disease, results from the we...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 23, 2006
Kyphosis
Kyphosis can be divided into three ages of acquisition—birth, old age, and the time in between. Spinal birth defects can result in a fixed, exaggerated curve. Vertebrae can be fused together, shaped wrong, extraneous, or partially missing. C...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Causes Articles

Spinal injury
Your spinal cord contains the nerves that carry messages between your brain and body. The cord passes through your neck and back. A spinal cord injury is very serious because it can cause paralysis below the site of the injury.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 25, 2007
Ask The Doctor (05-30-2007)
What is retrolisthesis? Robert Shmerling, M.D., is associate physician and clinical chief of rheumatology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an associate professor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is an active teacher in the Internal Medicine Residency Program, serving as the Robinson Firm Chief. He is also a teacher in the Rheumatology Fellowship Program and has been a practicing rheumatologist for over 25 years.
Source:StayWell
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