"Kyphosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Deformities of the SPINE characterized by an exaggerated convexity of the vertebral column. The forward bending of the thoracic region usually is more than 40 degrees. This deformity sometimes is called round back or hunchback.
| Descriptor ID |
D007738
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.900.800.500
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Kyphosis" by people in Profiles.
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Subclavian vein thrombosis after application of body cast. J Pediatr Orthop. 2013 Jan; 33(1):e1-3.
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Cervical pedicle subtraction osteotomy for fixed flexion deformities. Orthopedics. 2012 Jun; 35(6):484-9.
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Lumbar vertebral growth is governed by "chondral growth force response curve" rather than "Hueter-Volkmann law": a clinico-biomechanical study of growth modulation changes in childhood spinal tuberculosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Oct 15; 36(22):E1435-45.
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En bloc spondylectomy for the treatment of spinal tuberculosis with fixed and sharply angulated kyphotic deformity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Sep 15; 34(20):2140-6.
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Problems related to cervical fusion: malalignment and nonunion. Instr Course Lect. 2009; 58:737-45.
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Cervical kyphosis and thoracic lordoscoliosis in a patient with cerebral palsy. Orthopedics. 2008 03; 31(3):276.
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Summary statement: kyphoplasty and nucleus pulposus prosthesis. Spine J. 2005 Nov-Dec; 5(6 Suppl):325S.
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Neurofibromatosis type I with severe dystrophic kyphoscoliosis and its operative management via a simultaneous anterior-posterior approach: a case report and review of the literature. Spine J. 2005 Jul-Aug; 5(4):461-6.
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From the imaging department...extreme kyphosis: stable after all these (72) years. Spine J. 2002 May-Jun; 2(3):231-2.