9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia Wikipedia ky·pho·sis (kī-fō′sĭs) n. Abnormal rearward curvature of the spine, resulting in protuberance of the upper back; hunchback. ...
Hypokyphotic curvePonte osteotomyStudy design:A retrospective case-control study. Objective:To evaluate whether Ponte osteotomy improves thoracic kyphosis and to determine its clinical efficacy in hypokyphotic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Methods:Eighty consecutive Lenke type 1 AIS patients with ...
The distribution of etiology was similar between the two groups. The average age was (6.2±2.0) years and (6.3±2.3) years respectively, curve flexibility was 34.6%±10.4% and 35.8%±11.2% before surgery. The precon-toured rods were tunneled submuscularly, connecting proximal and distal ...
Fourteen had a normal lordotic curve, whereas 16 had a straight curve. All these patients underwent laminoplasty with preservation of the SPLMC. For the first 6 months, isometric neck muscle exercises were performed. After this time, the intensity of the exercises was gradually increased. The ...
(5) It is suggested that as a thoracic lordoscoliosis develops, the appearance of a kyphotic angulation in the thoracolumbar and upper lumbar spine is determined by the compressibility of each disc in relation to the length of the articular processes at the corresponding level. Where the ...