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Kyphosis

Cifose

Category

Definition

This is a curving of the spine that causes a bowing or rounding of the back, which leads to a hunchback or slouching posture.

Exclusions

  • Post radiation kyphosis

Index Terms

Kyphosispostural kyphosisKyphosis with no determinantprimary kyphosisidiopathic kyphosisKyphosis with determinantsecondary kyphosisNeurogenic kyphosisEpiphysiopathy kyphosisMuscular kyphosisDegenerative kyphosisKyphosis as a part of syndromesOsteoporotic kyphosisPost infectious kyphosisPost traumatic kyphosisPost surgical kyphosisFlatback syndromeback; flatFlatback syndrome, multiple sites in spineFlatback syndrome, occipito-atlanto-axial regionFlatback syndrome, cervical regionFlatback syndrome, cervicothoracic regionFlatback syndrome, thoracic regionFlatback syndrome, thoracolumbar regionFlatback syndrome, lumbar regionFlatback syndrome, lumbosacral regionFlatback syndrome, sacral or sacrococcygeal regionPostural kyphosis, multiple sites in spinePostural kyphosis, occipito-atlanto-axial regionPostural kyphosis, cervical regionPostural kyphosis, cervicothoracic regionPostural kyphosis, thoracic regionPostural kyphosis, thoracolumbar regionPostural kyphosis, lumbar regionPostural kyphosis, lumbosacral regionPostural kyphosis, sacral or sacrococcygeal region