Oui, la douleur et la déformation peuvent impacter significativement la qualité de vie.
Qualité de vieDouleurDéformation
#3
Y a-t-il un risque de scoliose associé ?
Oui, certains patients peuvent développer une scoliose en raison de la déformation.
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#4
Les complications sont-elles réversibles ?
Certaines complications peuvent être gérées, mais d'autres peuvent être permanentes.
ComplicationsGestionPermanence
#5
Comment les complications sont-elles traitées ?
Le traitement des complications peut inclure des médicaments, de la physiothérapie ou la chirurgie.
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Quels sont les facteurs de risque de la maladie ?
Les facteurs incluent la génétique, la croissance rapide et les antécédents familiaux.
Facteurs de risqueGénétiqueAntécédents familiaux
#2
La sédentarité est-elle un facteur de risque ?
Oui, un mode de vie sédentaire peut contribuer à des problèmes de posture et de dos.
SédentaritéPostureProblèmes de dos
#3
Les activités sportives intenses augmentent-elles le risque ?
Certaines activités sportives intenses peuvent exacerber les symptômes chez les prédisposés.
Activités sportivesSymptômesPrédisposition
#4
Les troubles de la croissance sont-ils liés ?
Oui, des troubles de la croissance peuvent augmenter le risque de développer cette maladie.
Troubles de la croissanceRisqueMaladie de Scheuermann
#5
L'âge d'apparition influence-t-il le risque ?
Oui, un diagnostic précoce chez les adolescents peut influencer l'évolution de la maladie.
Âge d'apparitionDiagnostic précoceÉvolution
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European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
2022-01-17
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
2022-01-17
Maccabi Health Care Services, Posture Clinic, Maccabi Hashalom, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Department of Physical Therapy, Recanati School for Community Health Professions, Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
2022-01-17
Institute for Research on Musculoskeletal Disorders, School of Medicine, Valencia Catholic University, Quevedo 2, Valencia 46001, Spain. Electronic address: carlos.barrios@ucv.es.
Scheuermann's disease is a rigid progressive kyphosis occurring in late childhood to adolescence. It is the most common cause of sagittal imbalance and angular progressive kyphosis in adolescents asso...
The proper selection of the lower instrumented vertebra (LIV) remains controversial in the surgical treatment of Scheuermann's disease and there is a paucity of studies investigating the clinical outc...
This was a prospective study on consecutive SK patients treated with posterior surgery between January 2018 and September 2020, in which the distal fusion level ended at SSV-1. The LIV was selected at...
A total of 36 patients were recruited in this study, with 23 in the TK group and 13 in the TLK group. In TK group, the GK was significantly decreased from 80.8° ± 10.1° to 45.4° ± 7.7° after surgery, ...
Selecting SSV-1 as LIV can achieve satisfactory radiographic and clinical outcomes for SK patients with different curve patterns without increasing the risk of DJK. This selection strategy could be a ...
Scheuermann's disease is a diagnosis of hyperkyphosis commonly encountered in pediatric patients. Studies in animal models suggest an association with vitamin D deficiency, however, extensive studies ...
The TriNetX database was utilized to perform a retrospective analysis. Patients in the United States aged 0-18 years with Scheuermann's disease were identified using International Classification of Di...
In total, 11,277 patients were identified, 39% of whom had a concurrent diagnosis of scoliosis. A total of 1,024 (9.08%) were deficient in vitamin D. Patients with vitamin D deficiency had greater odd...
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an elevated risk of pain, depression, suicide attempts, ED visits, and hospitalization. Our analysis highlights the need for more research to study the effect o...
Level III, Prognostic....
Scheuermann kyphosis can be treated surgically to restore proper sagittal alignment. Thoracic curves >70° are typically indicated for surgical intervention. However, patients who have reached their na...
Scheuermann's kyphosis (SK) is a developmental deformity of the spine that affects up to 8% of children in the US. Although, the natural progression of SK is noted to be gradual over years, severe def...
Although a definitive, unified theory continues to be elusive, numerous reports in the past decade provide insight into the pathophysiology of SK. These include alterations in mechanical stress and/or...
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and Scheuermann kyphosis are common spinal deformities (SD) among adolescents. The potential link between hypermobility and SD is a topic of debate. We aimed to investi...
A cross-sectional analysis of records of 17-year-old subjects who were recruited into mandatory military service was conducted. Study population comprised 1,220,073 subjects. Prevalence rates were cal...
Of 1,220,073 subjects, 0.0111% exhibited hypermobility. Spinal deformities were identified in 10.5% of subjects. Specifically, 7.9% had mild SD, 2.4% had moderate SD, and 0.1% had severe SD. The overa...
This study establishes a notable association between hypermobility and SD among adolescents. The findings highlight the importance of understanding this relationship, which could contribute to advance...
Low back pain in childhood was underappreciated for a long time, but recent studies report higher prevalences, up to 70%. Two of the common causes are spondylolyis/spondylolisthesis and Scheuermann's ...
To present the current evidence on the diagnosis, natural history and treatment of these disorders with a special focus on sagittal spinal alignment....
This study is conducted as a literature review....
Spondylolysis and low-grade spondylolisthesis have a benign course and are typically treated conservatively. When pars repair is indicated, pedicle screw-based techniques achieve more than 90% fusion ...
Scheuermann's kyphosis is a structural deformity of the thoracolumbar spine that is classified in typical (thoracic) and atypical (lumbar and thoracolumbar) Scheuermann's disease. Surgical interventio...
The patient was a 17-year-old boy with a kyphotic deformity in the lumbar region, with urinary retention and upper back intractable pain. The preoperative physical examination was normal except for a ...
Atypical Scheuermann's kyphosis with neurological impairment and progressive kyphosis should be treated with surgical intervention....
Considering the sagittal parameters of the spine, the surgical intervention should be designed to correct the kyphosis and the other indices of the sagittal balance. Posterior-only approach is safe an...
Evolutionary changes in human rib cage morphology rendered it prone to pathologies like Scheuermann's kyphosis (SK). However, the impact of SK on rib cage morphology is unclear....
This study aimed to examine differences in rib cage morphology (e.g., ribs and sternum) between SK patients and a control group....
Measurements of the vertebral body, transverse process angle, sternum, and rib size were taken from the skeletons of SK patients (76) and a control group (96). Statistical tests were carried out to ex...
The SK group yielded significantly longer and flatter ribs than the control group in both sexes. However, males had the largest differences in the 9...
SK affects the morphology of the entire thorax and changes rib proportions similarly in males and females. These changes might have a role in bipedal stability and locomotion efficiency. Moreover, und...
To determine optimal proximal fusion levels for instrumented spinal fusion for Scheuermann kyphosis....
We reviewed 86 patients (33 women) who underwent corrective instrumented spinal fusion for Scheuermann kyphosis. All patients had long-cassette upright lateral radiographs taken preoperatively, postop...
PJK occurred in 28 patients (32%). The mean maximum Cobb angle was 85.8° ± 11.7° preoperatively, 54.8° ± 14.2° postoperatively, and 59.7° ± 16.8° at the last follow-up. Age and sex did not differ betw...
PJK is the main cause of postoperative correction loss. Proper fusion-level selection can reduce PJK occurrence. We recommend having the UIV at T2 or above, especially when the C7PL-sacrum distance ≥ ...