Created at 9:20 p.m. Oct, 22, 2025
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Added tag for COMLEX Question ID that references Scheuermann kyphosis (117951)
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{{c1::Scheuermann kyphosis::not structural scoliosis}} is characterized by a rigid curvature not corrected by changes in position
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- This can lead to back pain, poor posture (i.e. slouching) leading to an anterior curvature of the spine that gets worse with flexion
- The etiology of this is unknown but the disease is typically diagnosed in adolescent boys during their rapid growth period (a.k.a. "Juvenile Scoliosis")
- X-ray may reveal Schmorl's nodes, which are small protrusions of the intervertebral discs into adjacent vertebral bodies
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