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... Design. Multicenter, retrospective, nonrandomized comparison group study of patients with severe scoliosis and kyphosis treated after 1995 with halo-gravity traction and without halo-gravity traction before definitive fusion. Objective. Compare ...
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... with aging, can result in the appearance of a hump on the back. The medical term for the rounding of the back is kyphosis (ki-FO-sis). Fractures due to osteoporosis -- thinning of the bones -- are common in the vertebrae. Compression fractures occur ...
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... 19/9/2008 15:07 There are two main spnal conditions. Scoliosis, whish is vertical twisting of the spine, and kyphosis which is horizontal - commonly called being round-shouldered. i have the latter, an inherited condition and fortunately not severe. ...
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... flat or military back, is not usually as problematic as a thoracic spine that curves too much, a condition known as kyphosis, as this makes the cavity inside the ribcage smaller and can compress the ribs and lungs when severe. Everyone's favorite ...
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... a history of spinal surgery; (2) age younger than 10 years; (3) Risser sign 0[degrees]; (4) lumbar/thoracolumbar kyphosis. All patients were observed with 2-year minimum follow-up (24-46 months). Clinical and radiologic outcomes of both groups A and ...
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