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LUMBAR KYPHOSIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Loss or reverse of the normal lumbar lordosis.

CONT

In lumbar kyphosis the chest is displaced downward and forward, with the lower ribs often coming in contact with the iliac crest.

OBS

For some, the loss of the normal lumbar lordosis alone call for the term kyphosis. For other, inversion must be present.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Cyphose se traduisant par l'effacement de la lordose lombaire, voire son inversion.

OBS

Dans la région lombaire, les cyphoses se traduisent le plus souvent par un écoulement des angles antéro-supérieurs et antéro-inférieurs, puis par des ostéophytes qui débordent plus ou moins latéralement.

OBS

Pour certains, le seul effacement de la lordose lombaire correspond à une cyphose. Pour d'autres, il doit y avoir inversion.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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