Spinal Surgery and Disorders

Kyphosis

Kyphosis may be secondary to a trauma, while congential and developmental anomalies may also cause kyphosis The etiologies of kyphosis include degenerative disc diseases, Inflammatory diseases, infectious diseases, muscular and neuromuscular diseases, muscu-lar dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy, myelomeningocele, neurofibromatosis, Paget’s disease, spinal tumors and post-surgical iatrogenic causes. Cervical kyphosis is a rare condition that can cause significant functional disability and myelopathy. Deciding the appropriate treatment for such deformities is challenging for the surgeon. Patients often present with axial neck pain, and it is not uncommon to find coexisting radiculopathy or myelopathy.