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Kyphosis


 

The medical term kyphosis has several meanings.

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  • A deformity, where the back is bowed.
  • A term describing the normally convex (arched, kyphotic) segments of the spine, also called primary curvatures.
  • When related to a single vertebra, describes the angle created between the superior and inferior endplates.
  • The article deals with kyphosis in the first sense, as a deformity.

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