Purpose Previous studies have suggested an association between increased thoracic kyphosis and neural axis abnormalities in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, the basis for this finding is unclear, and this association has been mainly noted in retrospective studies on a non-consecutive series of patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship betwee...

BACKGROUND Kyphosis is a forward curvature of the thoracic spine that is associated with multiple adverse health outcomes. This cross-sectional study examined the association between kyphosis and sleep characteristics. METHODS Participants were 468 white, community-dwelling individuals (women = 255; men = 213) from the Rancho Bernardo cohort who had kyphosis assessed using a flexicurve ruler ...

BACKGROUND Maintaining physical function is an important prerequisite for preserving independence in later life. Greater degrees of kyphosis in the thoracic spine are prevalent in older persons and accompanied by reduced physical function in multiple cross-sectional studies. It is unknown whether kyphosis predicts worse physical function over time. METHODS We retrospectively assessed whether ...

The authors have performed a retrospective study of 20 patients who underwent surgical treatment for kyphosis secondary to trauma (10 patients) or Scheuermann's disease (10 patients) between 1992 and 2000. The mean follow-up was 60 months (range, 32-90) and 59.5 months (range, 24-109) respectively. Radiological evaluation of Scheuermann kyphosis included assessment of thoracic kyphosis angle (T...

PURPOSE To evaluate the correlation of kyphosis and wedge angles with pain relief and functional outcome after percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV). METHODS 15 men and 19 women aged 41 to 85 (mean, 62) years who presented with osteoporotic wedge compression fractures of the dorsolumbar spine below T5 and had failed conservative treatment were included. Patients were assessed before and one year a...

OBJECTIVES Classification methods that are currently being used for clinical decision making in thoracolumbar fractures, are limited by reproducibility and prognostic value. Additionally, they do not include kyphosis. As a posttraumatic kyphosis is related to persistent pain, it is of importance to determine a risk of posttraumatic kyphosis based on fracture type and patient characteristics. ...

OBJECTIVE Surgical treatment of Scheuermann's kyphosis (SK) remains a subject under discussion. In view of the controversy over the best form of surgical tr otomy. METHODS This was a descriptive case-control study with cross-sectional analysis. Twenty-eight patients, split into two groups conducted at different times, were evaluated. RESULTS The first group comprised patients treated using ...

Cervical anterior fusion is useful for the treatment of patients with cervical disease, but carries the risk of postoperative worsening of the cervical spine alignment and kyphosis. Preoperative prediction of the risk for kyphosis could help to avoid such postoperative complications. We attempted to predict the postoperative development of kyphosis in 59 patients scheduled for cervical anterior...