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What does kyphotic mean?

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Adjective
  1. (anatomy) Relating to, or exhibiting, kyphosis.
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Familial Scheuermann disease is characterized by kyphotic deformity of the spine that develops in adolescence.
However, having said that, I remember reading about whether their doctor would correct the kyphotic curve in addition to the scoliosis.
One year later, he presented with hypesthesia and muscle weakness of his lower limb associated with kyphotic deformity and sphincter symptoms.
If asked to lift up both hands, this person will sink into a posterior pelvic tilt and kyphotic seated position, in an attempt to maintain sitting balance.
Vertebroplasty makes no attempt to restore height and correct the kyphotic deformity which results from an osteoporotic compression fracture.
In this sense, Grabara and Hadzik found that a kyphotic posture tended to be more frequent and the lordotic one less frequent in volleyball players than in untrained subjects.

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