Scheuermann Disease (Subscribe)  

Radiology case 328-4963 Clinical presentation: 14 year old boy with a 1 year history of back pain, on bending.
There is irregularity of the vertebral end-plates at the vertebral disc margins, particularly anteriorly. It corresponds to the region of the limbus, a rim apophysis of bone with underlying cartilage, and the mechanical...

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
Discussion: - most common cause of structural kyphosis of thoracic & thoracolumbar spine; - most commonly seen in skeletally immature adolescents; - there is usually a strong hereditary tendency (may be autosomal dominant); - etiology is not known; - criteria for diagnosis: - thoracic kyphosis>...

Account of Scheurmann's Disease

Scheuermann's Kyphosis is the commonest cause of hunchback in young otherwise health people. It develops in late childhood/early adolescence.
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