Introduction: Kyphosis is generally defined as a disease that occurs in the area of vertebrae or human spine which causes hunched posture. As for some musculoskeletal complaints caused by kyphosis, including changes body posture bends forward so it affects appearance, pain felt spinal area, muscles get tired easily, and tightness back most severe conditions kyphosis can cause problems respirato...

Abstract Background Up to now in the surgical treatment of Kümmell’s disease combined with thoracolumbar kyphosis, little research has focused on evaluation imaging and clinical outcomes restoring normal alignment sagittal balance spine. This study aimed evaluate short mid-term radiographic kyphosis. Methods From February 2016 May 2018, 30 cases kyphosis were divided into group A B according wh...

INTRODUCTION The development of cervical deformity, such as kyphosis, may be secondary to advanced degenerative disease, trauma, neoplastic disease, or postsurgical changes. Cervical kyphosis may develop after either ventral or dorsal approaches. After ventral cervical surgery, kyphosis may result from pseudarthrosis or the failure to restore adequate lordosis. Following dorsal surgery, kyphosi...

background: increased thoracic kyphosis more than normal ranges are assessed as abnormal. but normal ranges of thoracic kyphosis in deferent age groups have not been identified in our country yet. the aim of present study was investigation of normal ranges of thoracic kyphosis to use as a diagnosis tool in school aged children in kermanshah, western-iran. methods: a descriptive research designe...

Introduction Previous cross-sectional study demonstrated that spinal kyphosis was signiflcantly associated with back extensor strength. However, the influence of trunk muscle on the development of kyphosis is still unclear due to the paucity of longitudinal study. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of back extensor strength and progression of kyphosis with longitudinal fo...

The risk factors of post-laminoplasty kyphosis in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) without preoperative kyphotic alignment are not well known. This study aimed to compare clinical and radiological data between patients with or without post-laminoplasty kyphosis and to investigate the factors associated with post-laminoplasty kyphosis in CSM patients without preoperative kypho...

BACKGROUND The causes of age-related hyperkyphosis (HK) include osteoporosis, but only 1/3 of those most severely affected have vertebral fractures, suggesting that there are other important, and potentially modifiable causes. We hypothesized that muscle mass and quality may be important determinants of kyphosis in older persons. METHODS We recruited 72 persons >65 years to participate in a p...