Scheuermann's disease is a kyphotic deformity of the spine that develops in early
adolescence. This condition has been reported to occur in 0.4% to 8% of the general …

Scheuermann's disease is the most common cause of structural kyphosis in adolescents.
The kyphotic deformity is frequently attributed to “poor posture,” resulting in delayed …

OBJECTIVES: To summarize the current knowledge relating to diagnosing and treating
Scheuermann's disease. Scheuermann's disease is the most common cause of structural …

Scheuermann disease was initially described as a rigid kyphosis associated with wedged
vertebral bodies occurring in late childhood. 37 The condition has been of significant …

Scheuermann's juvenile kyphosis is described as a fixed arcuate deformity developing at
puberty caused by wedge-shaped deformities of the vertebra. In spite of considerable …

Scheuermann30 in 1920 described a rigid kyphosis of the thoracic or thoracolumbar spine
occurring in adolescents. The disease, characterized by vertebral body wedging whose …

In 1920, Holger Scheuermann1 described a clinical entity of juvenile" round back" deformity
that could be distinguished clinically and radiographically from postural and normal …

Scheuermann's thoracic kyphosis is a structural deformity classically characterized by
anterior wedging of 5 degrees or more of three adjacent thoracic vertebral bodies …

Scheuermann kyphosis is a structural hyperkyphosis defined radiographically as anterior
wedging of≥ 5 of at least three consecutive vertebral bodies. Typically, the disease …

This review of the literature presents the current understanding of Scheuermann's kyphosis
and investigates the controversies concerning conservative and surgical treatment. There is …