Structural deformities of vertebrae. Bone adaptation and modeling in experimental scoliosis and kyphosis.
1962
D L STILWELL
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D007738
Kyphosis
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.
Hyperkyphosis,Hyperkyphoses,Kyphoses
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012600
Scoliosis
An appreciable lateral deviation in the normally straight vertical line of the spine. (Dorland, 27th ed)