Abnormal Curvatures

Question 1

What generic names identified abnormal curves of the vertebral column

Answer 1

Lordosis, kyphosis, scoliosis

Question 2

What is the definition of lordosis

Answer 2

A forward bending condition

Question 3

What is the definition of kyphosis

Answer 3

A humpback or hunchback condition

Question 4

What is the definition of scoliosis

Answer 4

A warped or crooked condition

Question 5

What is the direction of the curve deviation in lordosis

Answer 5

To the Anterior

Question 6

What is the direction of the curve deviation in kyphosis

Answer 6

To the posterior

Question 7

What clinical abnormal curvatures of the vertebral column were stressed in class?

Answer 7

Military neck, humpback or hunchback, swayback

Question 8

What is military neck

Answer 8

A decreased anterior curve in the cervical region, a straight neck

Question 9

At is a humpback or hunchback

Answer 9

An increased posterior curve in the thoracic region

Question 10

What is a swayback

Answer 10

An increased anterior curve in the lumbar region

Question 11

What is classic classification of military neck

Answer 11

A kyphosis

Question 12

What is classic classification of humpback or hunchback

Answer 12

A kyphosis

Question 13

What does the term hyperlordotic infer

Answer 13

An increase in the anterior curve of the cervical or lumbar region

Question 14

What does the term hyperlordotic infer

Answer 14

A decrease in the anterior curve of the cervical or lumbar region

Question 15

What does the term hyperkyphotic infer

Answer 15

An increase in the posterior curve of the thoracic/dorsal or pelvic/sacrococcygeal region

Question 16

What are the curve classifications for military neck

Answer 16

A kyphosis or hyperlordotic curve

Question 17

What are the curve classifications for humpback or hunchback

Answer 17

A kyphosis or hyperlordotic curve

Question 18

What are the curve classifications for swayback

Answer 18

A lordosis or hyperlordotic curve

Question 19

What are the classifications of scoliosis according to the scoliosis research society

Answer 19

Magnitude, location, direction, etiology, structural scoliosis, and non-structural scoliosis

Question 20

What does the magnitude of scoliosis refer to

Answer 20

The length and angle of the curve deviation on x-ray

Question 21

What is often used to measure the magnitude of scoliosis

Answer 21

The Cobb Method

Question 22

What does the location of scoliosis infer

Answer 22

The location on the vertebral segment forming the apex of the curve deviation

Question 23

What does the direction of scoliosis refer to

Answer 23

The side the convexity of the curve will bend toward

Question 24

What does etiology of scoliosis mean

Answer 24

The cause of the scoliosis

Question 25

What is structural scoliosis

Answer 25

A more radical form of scoliosis, it may worsen, associated with structural deformities of the vertebra or intervertebral disc, frequently has a fixed angle of trunk rotation

Question 26

What is nonstructural scoliosis

Answer 26

A mild form of scoliosis, unlikely to worsen, not associated with structural deformities of the vertebral or intervertebral disc and lacks a fixed angle of trunk rotation

Question 27

What are some of the classifications of scoliosis based on etiology

Answer 27

Congenital, neuromuscular, neurofibromatosis, nerve root irritation, idiopathic

Question 28

What is the classification of scoliosis that is unique to the individual patient

Answer 28

Idiopathic scoliosis

Question 29

What does idiopathic scoliosis infer

Answer 29

The scoliosis is unique to the individual, it has no known cause, unknown etiology

Question 30

What is the incidence of idiopathic scoliosis in the population

Answer 30

1% - 4% of the population

Question 31

Based on the age of onset, what are the types of idiopathic scoliosis

Answer 31

Infantile, juvenile, adolescent

Question 32

What is the age range for infantile idiopathic scoliosis

Answer 32

From birth to 3 years old

Question 33

What is the age range for juvenile idiopathic scoliosis

Answer 33

From 3 years to 10 years

Question 34

What is the age range for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Answer 34

Over 10 years old

Question 35

Identify curve direction, location, gender bias, and incidence of infantile idiopathic scoliosis

Answer 35

Left thoracic, male, less than 1% incidence

Question 36

Identify the curve direction, location, gender bias and incidence of juvenile idiopathic scoliosis

Answer 36

Right thoracic, females over 6 years old, and 12-21% incidence

Question 37

Identify curve direction, location, gender bias and incidence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Answer 37

Right thoracic or right thoracic and left lumbar, females, and 80% incidence