Open AccessPosttraumatic Kyphosis
Author(s) -
Serkan Bïlgïç
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the annals of clinical and analytical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2667-663X
DOI - 10.4328/jcam.245
Subject(s) - medicine , kyphosis , surgery , radiography
The abnormal sagittal deformity of spine is called kyphosis. Thoracic kyphosis above 50-60 degrees is accepted as abnormal. Kyphosis is the most common deformity in pathologic cases. Firstly we will give information about anatomy and biomechanics of spine, than about etiopathogenesis of posttraumatic kyphosis, sign and semptoms. Finally treanment principles and methods will be explained