Untreated Scheuermann's disease: A 37-year follow-up study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 819-824

  Ristolainen, L ^a,b   Kettunen, J A ^c   Heliovaara M ^d   Kujala, U M ^e   Heinonen, A ^e   Schlenzka, D ^a  

^a ORTON Invalid Foundation   (Finland)

^b ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c ARCADA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Juvenile osteochondrosis; Natural history; Scheuermann's; Thoracic hyperkyphosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY MASS; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SCOLIOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCHEUERMANN DISEASE; SPINE;

EID: 84862850067     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-2075-0     Document Type: Article

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