Kyphosis Wheeless

Description: Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
See: - Cervical Kyphosis - Congenital Kyphosis: - Congenital Scoliosis: - Scheuermann's Kyphosis - Post Traumatic Kyphosis
Non Traumatic Adult Kyphosis: - may result from Scheurmann's disease, congenital kyphosis or AS, or as result of metabolic bone dz; - may be source of back pain in the adult, esp when present in thoracolumbar or lumbar spine; - treatment: - w/ failure of nonoperative management, posterior instrumentation & fusion of entire kyphoitic segment may be indicated; - anterior fusion should be included in the procedure in curves not correcting to 55 deg or less on hyperextension lateral x-ray;