scheuermann's disease

  • 1Scheuermann's disease — Classification and external resources A 20 year old male with Scheuermann s disease, showing various measurement of kyphotic/lordotic degrees and their supplementary angles. Notice the signature wedging shape of the four vertebrae in the lower… …

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  • 2Scheuermann's disease — /shoiˈər mənz di zēzˈ/ noun A form of osteochondrosis of the vertebrae, affecting children and adolescents ORIGIN: HW Scheuermann (1877–1960), Danish surgeon …

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  • 3Scheuermann's disease — Scheuer·mann s disease shȯi ər .mänz n osteochondrosis of the vertebrae associated in the active state with pain and kyphosis Scheuermann Holger Werfel (1877 1960) Danish orthopedist. Scheuermann practiced radiology in Copenhagen. He described… …

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  • 4Scheuermann's disease — adolescent kyphosis a disorder of spinal growth in which a sequence of three or more vertebrae become slightly wedge shaped. It arises in adolescence and usually occurs in the thoracic spine, causing poor posture, backache, fatigue, and… …

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  • 5Scheuermann’s disease — A skeletal disease that usually begins in adolescence, and results in a hunched back. Treatment with casting and a back brace is successful if undertaken early. Also known as juvenile kyphosis, curvature of the spine …

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  • 6Scheuermann-Krankheit — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 M42.0 Juvenile Osteochondrose der Wirbelsäule inkl. M. Scheuermann …

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  • 7Болезнь Шейермана (Scheuermann 'S Disease) — дорсальный юношеский кифоз; остеохондрит, распространяющийся на один или несколько позвонков (позвонки имеют неправильные контуры, их тела деформированы ред.). Данное заболевание часто начинается в юности, вызывая сильные боли в позвоночнике.… …

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  • 8Scheuermann disease kyphosis — Scheu·er·mann disease, kyphosis (shoiґər mahn) [Holger Werfel Scheuermann, Danish surgeon, 1877–1960] osteochondrosis of the vertebrae; see osteochondrosis …

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  • 9Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… …

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  • 10Scheuermann — Holger W., Danish surgeon, 1877–1960. See S. disease …

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