Talk:Lordosis

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The article is correct, but lactation is completly wrong, suggesting the mother develops lordosis rather than the infant. According to Moore and Dalley: "They begin to develop in the foetal period but do not become obvious until infancy" and "The thoracic and sacral curvatures are concave anteriorly, whereas the cervical and lumbar curvatures are concave posteriorly." The definition is certainly confusing though, needs clearing up.Swarvellous dude 13:19, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

The descriptions of lordosis and kyphosis were unclear and seemed to be the wrong way round. The Neck and Lumbar spine normally have a lordosis (Curve apex anteriorly) and the thoracic spine has a normal kyphosis (apex dorsally or posteriorly). The bit about the origin of the term is fascinating! --Mylesclough 04:23, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

I have been going through the list of orthopaedic conditions listed as stubs and suggesting this template for Orthopaedic Conditions (see Talk:Orthopedic surgery)
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--Mylesclough 05:51, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] What's lactation got to do with it?

This sentence, from the end of the 2nd paragraph, doesn't make any sense to me:

Those curvatures start to appear during the fetal period, but don't become evident until lactation.

The phrase "during the fetal period" presumably refers to the development of the fetus. However, lactation is the process by which a mother secretes milk to feed her young. I fail to see the connection.

Can someone clue me in? Thanks! ~ Mpwrmnt 07:28, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

a old image--Håbet 09:15, 22 April 2007 (UTC)