"Kyphosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Deformities of the SPINE characterized by an exaggerated convexity of the vertebral column. The forward bending of the thoracic region usually is more than 40 degrees. This deformity sometimes is called round back or hunchback.
| Descriptor ID |
D007738
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.900.800.500
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Kyphosis" by people in Profiles.
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Maintenance of construct integrity with subaxial cervical pedicle screws when crossing the cervicothoracic junction in complex pediatric deformity: an international multicenter study. Childs Nerv Syst. 2025 Mar 22; 41(1):138.
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Surgeon and SterEOS agreement of spinal sagittal plane parameters in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deform. 2023 03; 11(2):335-340.
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Vascularized Bone Grafts for Spinal Fusion-Part 2: The Rib. Oper Neurosurg. 2021 Apr 15; 20(5):497-501.
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Evaluation of a new sagittal classification system in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Eur Spine J. 2020 04; 29(4):744-753.
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Interobserver Reliability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Predictors of Outcome in Cervical Spine Degenerative Conditions. World Neurosurg. 2018 Sep; 117:e215-e220.
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Evaluation of TLICS for thoracolumbar fractures. Eur Spine J. 2016 Apr; 25(4):1123-7.
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Iliac screw placement in neuromuscular scoliosis using anatomical landmarks and uniplanar anteroposterior fluoroscopic imaging with postoperative CT confirmation. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2014 Jan; 13(1):54-61.
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Surgical treatment of thoracic Pott disease in a 3-year-old child, with vertebral column resection and posterior-only circumferential reconstruction of the spinal column: case report. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2012 Apr; 9(4):447-51.
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Kyphectomy in patients with myelomeningocele treated with pedicle screw-only constructs: case reports and review. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Jul; 8(1):63-70.
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Hybrid spinal constructs using sublaminar polyester bands in posterior instrumented fusions in children: a series of 5 cases. Neurosurgery. 2010 May; 66(5):862-7; discussion 867.