Diseases

Scheuermann Disease

A type of juvenile osteochondrosis affecting the fibrocartilaginous disc (INTERVERTEBRAL DISC) in the thoracic or thoracolumbar region of the SPINE. It is characterized by a forward concave SPINAL CURVATURE or KYPHOSIS.

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Abstract

A type of juvenile osteochondrosis affecting the fibrocartilaginous disc (INTERVERTEBRAL DISC) in the thoracic or thoracolumbar region of the SPINE. It is characterized by a forward concave SPINAL CURVATURE or KYPHOSIS.

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32 entry terms
  • Adolescent Hyperkyphosis
  • Adolescent Kyphosis
  • Juvenile Kyphosis
  • Juvenile Osteochondrosis of Spine
  • Scheuermann Juvenile Kyphosis
  • Scheuermann Kyphosis
  • Scheuermann's Disease
  • Scheuermann's Kyphosis
  • Adolescent Hyperkyphoses
  • Adolescent Kyphoses
  • Hyperkyphoses, Adolescent
  • Hyperkyphosis, Adolescent
  • Juvenile Kyphoses
  • Juvenile Kyphoses, Scheuermann
  • Juvenile Kyphosis, Scheuermann
  • Kyphoses, Adolescent
  • Kyphoses, Juvenile
  • Kyphoses, Scheuermann
  • Kyphoses, Scheuermann Juvenile
  • Kyphoses, Scheuermann's
  • Kyphosis, Adolescent
  • Kyphosis, Juvenile
  • Kyphosis, Scheuermann
  • Kyphosis, Scheuermann Juvenile
  • Kyphosis, Scheuermann's
  • Scheuermann Juvenile Kyphoses
  • Scheuermann Kyphoses
  • Scheuermann's Kyphoses
  • Scheuermanns Disease
  • Scheuermanns Kyphosis
  • Spine Juvenile Osteochondroses
  • Spine Juvenile Osteochondrosis

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2009(1963)

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NLM Classification

WS 275

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Scheuermann Disease. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012544. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012544
  2. Scheuermann Disease. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheuermann%27s_disease
  3. Scheuermann Disease. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1532790