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Chest & Spine Diseas
MEDOP 230- Orthopedics: Chest and spine disease
Term | Definition | Note |
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Pectus excavatum | Congenital deformity in which the sternum is bent inward creating a depression in the chest. | |
Ankylosing spondylitis | Chronic inflammation of the vertebrae that leads to fibrosis, fusion, and spinal motion restriction | |
Kyphosis | Abnormal posterior curvature of the thoracic spine; also called humpback. | |
Lordosis | Abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine; also called swayback. | |
Scoliosis | Abnormal C- or S-shaped lateral curvature of the spine. | •Dextroscoliosis = right side •Levoscoliosis = left side |
Spondylolisthesis | Degenerative condition of the spine in which one vertebra moves anteriorly and slips out of alignment due to intervertebral disk degeneration, sports injury, or compression fracture of vertebrae |