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Scheuermann Disease eMedicine PMR

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Location: http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic129.htm

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Scheuermann disease (juvenile kyphosis) is a deformity in the thoracic or thoracolumbar spine in children. Patients have an increased kyphosis in the thoracic or thoracolumbar spine with associated backache and localized changes in the vertebral bodies.

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Author/Contact: Josef Nowak MD
Institution: eMedicine
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Language: English

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Added: Tue Jul 10 2007