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Kyphosis

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Definition: Deformities of the SPINE characterized by an exaggerated convexity of the vertebral column. The forward bending of the thoracic region usually is more than 40 degrees. This deformity sometimes is called round back or hunchback.     
Examples Scheuermann Disease 		Other names Kyphoses
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
McDonough syndrome  0   *Abnormalities, Multiple *Cryptorchidism *Heart Defects, Congenital *Kyphosis *Intellectual Disability *Facies Rectus Abdominis/abnormalities.
Parastremmatic dwarfism  0   *Dwarfism *Kyphosis *Intellectual Disability *Scoliosis.
Coffin syndrome 1  0   *Epilepsy *Growth Disorders *Kyphosis *Intellectual Disability *Scoliosis.
Daish Hardman Lamont syndrome  0   *Growth Disorders *Hydrocephalus *Joint Instability *Kyphosis *Scoliosis.

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