KYPHOSIS Flashcards
1
Q
DEFINITION
A
INCREASED POSTERIOR CONVEXITY OF THORACIC SPINE
2
Q
CAUSE
A
LOCALISED - FRACTURE , POTTS DISEASE
GENERALISED - OSTEOPOROSIS, PAGETS DISEASE
POOR POSTURAL HABIT
EXAGGERATED LUMBAR LORDOSIS
3
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TYPES
A
KNUCKLE - PROMINENCE OF SINGLE SPINOUS PROCESS , COLLAPSE OF SINGLE VERTEBRAE
GIBBUS - SHARP PROMINENCE OF SPINAL COLUMN, COLLAPSE OF 2 OR 3 VERTEBRAE
KYPHUS - GENTLE BACKWARD CURVATURE OF SPINAL COLUMN
4
Q
CONGENITAL KYPHOSIS
A
TYPE 1 - FAILURE OF FORMATION
TYPE 2 - FAILURE OF SEGMENTATION
5
Q
TESTS FOR POSTURAL KYPHOSIS
A
PT BENDS FORWARD DEFORMITY INCREASES
PATIENT BEND BACKWARD DEFORMITY DECREASES
IF BOTH NEGATIVE, KYPHOSIS FIXED
6
Q
TREATMENT
A
MILD - ANT. HYPEREXTENSION BRACE
SEVERE - SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION AND STABILIZATION
