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Australian Family Physician Aug 1984English and Australian cricket teams on tour used to travel by ship, and many enjoying shipboard life, reached their destination considerably overweight and thus unfit...
English and Australian cricket teams on tour used to travel by ship, and many enjoying shipboard life, reached their destination considerably overweight and thus unfit and vulnerable to injury in their sport. Now they travel by air and most national teams employ a fitness coach to supervise sessions of rigorous exercise before and during the season. However the international cricket season is longer than it was and the incidence of overuse injuries is increasing.
Topics: Athletic Injuries; Extremities; Humans; Scheuermann Disease; Spondylolysis
PubMed: 6497768
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Spine Apr 1987Increased lumbar lordosis places increased stress on the pars interarticularis. Fatigue fractures of the pars can result in spondylolysis. There was a 50% incidence of...
Increased lumbar lordosis places increased stress on the pars interarticularis. Fatigue fractures of the pars can result in spondylolysis. There was a 50% incidence of asymptomatic spondylolysis in 18 patients who had Scheuermann's kyphosis and an increased lumbar lordosis. This significant increase further confirms the pathogenesis of spondylolysis. Patients with Scheuermann's disease with low-back pain should be evaluated with oblique radiographs of the lumbar spine to rule out spondylolysis.
Topics: Adolescent; Female; Humans; Male; Radiography; Scheuermann Disease; Sex Factors; Spondylolisthesis; Spondylolysis
PubMed: 3589821
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Ugeskrift For Laeger Sep 1990Scheuermann's disease is most frequently diagnosed in patients between 13 and 17 years and is subdivided into high, long and low kyphoses. The symptoms consist of pain... (Review)
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Scheuermann's disease is most frequently diagnosed in patients between 13 and 17 years and is subdivided into high, long and low kyphoses. The symptoms consist of pain which may be aggravated by physical exertion. Pain is most frequent and most severe in the long and low kyphoses. The etiology and pathogenesis are not entirely elucidated but it is probable that there is a genetic component, that the condition is not unifactorial and that it may be due to weakness in the epiphyseal plates of the vertebrae. Radiography reveals irregularities of the end-plates of the vertebrae, frequently with Schmorl's impressions, narrowing of the intervertebral spaces, one or more wedge-shaped vertebral bodies and increased kyphosing. No effective symptomatic treatment is known but the patients should be advised about choice of career and work. In order to avoid hyperkyphosis and chronic pain, back and abdominal musculature must be strengthened and mobility in the spine improved. Gymnastics, swimming and cycling on stationary bicycles may be recommended but sports associated with jumping and marked stress for the spine must be warned against. In few and severe cases, treatment with a corset or operation may be necessary.
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Humans; Scheuermann Disease
PubMed: 2219515
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European Spine Journal : Official... Aug 2020To investigate the impact of Scheuermann's Kyphosis (SK) on health -related quality of life (HRQOL) in adult patients and compare it to the general population. Moreover,... (Review)
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PURPOSE
To investigate the impact of Scheuermann's Kyphosis (SK) on health -related quality of life (HRQOL) in adult patients and compare it to the general population. Moreover, to assess whether location of the kyphosis affects pelvic parameters, HRQOL, and pulmonary function.
METHODS
Of a cohort of 251 patients seen for a pediatric spinal deformity in the years 1972-1982 in our outpatient clinic, 55 had radiologically verified SK. Thirty-eight participated in the study and responded to HRQOL questionnaires, 34 had radiographs taken and 31 had pulmonary function testing. The patients were divided into two groups according to location of the SK apex: thoracic (Th) above Th10 and thoracolumbar (TL) from Th10 and below. Spinopelvic parameters were measured for all radiographs. The HRQOL scores for all SK patients were compared with normative data from a Scandinavian population. Pulmonary function measurements were compared between the Th and TL SK groups.
RESULTS
Mean follow-up was 39 ± 1.6 years, and mean age at follow-up was 53 ± 2.4 years. We found lower score in the TL group for SRS-22r function domain (p = 0.027) compared with the Th group, but no significant difference in the remaining domains and SRS-22r subscore (p > 0.18). The patients had significantly lower mean scores compared to normative values on SRS-22r domains pain (p = 0.049) and self-image (p = 0.006), but no statistically significant difference on SRS-22r subscore (p = 0.064). There was no difference in pelvic parameters between the two SK groups. We did not find a difference in pulmonary function on percent predicted FEV1 (FEV1%) (p = 0.91) and percent predicted FEV1/FVC (FEV1/FVC%) (p = 0.82) between the two SK groups.
CONCLUSION
We found a lower HRQOL in adult patients with SK 39 years after diagnosis regarding SRS-22r domains pain and self-image, and a tendency toward lower overall HRQOL compared with a background population. The location of the SK apex did not seem to have an overall impact on HRQOL. There was no difference in pelvic parameters in the two groups and no difference in pulmonary function. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.
Topics: Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Kyphosis; Quality of Life; Retrospective Studies; Scheuermann Disease; Self Concept
PubMed: 32424637
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-020-06384-w -
American Journal of Physical Medicine &... Jun 2004
Topics: Adult; Disease Progression; Eponyms; Humans; Intervertebral Disc Displacement; Kyphosis; Low Back Pain; Lumbar Vertebrae; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Scheuermann Disease; Thoracic Vertebrae
PubMed: 15166692
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Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde Aug 1958
Topics: Humans; Osteochondritis; Scheuermann Disease
PubMed: 13590318
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Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde Sep 1970
Topics: Adult; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Kyphosis; Male; Scheuermann Disease
PubMed: 5506750
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Der Landarzt Jul 1966
Topics: Adolescent; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Insurance, Health; Kyphosis; Occupational Diseases; Orthopedics; Scheuermann Disease
PubMed: 5986108
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Therapeutische Umschau. Revue... Jul 1981
Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Kyphosis; Scheuermann Disease
PubMed: 7268656
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Polski Tygodnik Lekarski (Warsaw,... Mar 1978
Topics: Adolescent; Age Factors; Child; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Male; Scheuermann Disease; Sex Factors
PubMed: 652602
DOI: No ID Found