Hyperkyphosis

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Hyperkyphosis, colloquially called “dowager’s hump,” refers to excessive kyphotic, or anteriorly concave, curvature of the thoracic region of the spine. A kyphosis angle over 40° - the 95th percentile value for young adults - is currently used to define hyperkyphosis.[1] [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fon GT, Pitt MJ, Thies AC. Thoracic kyphosis:range in normal subjects. Am J Roentgenol. 1980;134: 979–983
  2. ^ Voutsinas SA, MacEwan GD. Sagittal profiles of the spine. Clin Orthop. 1986;210:235–242.
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