A combination of kyphosis and scoliosis.
A combination of SCOLIOSIS and KYPHOSIS in which the spine (see SPINAL COLUMN) is abnormally curved sideways and forwards. The condition may be the result of several diseases affecting the spinal muscles and vertebrae, or it may happen during development for no obvious reason. Although braces may reduce the deformity, an operation may be necessary to correct it.
n. abnormal posterior and sideways curvature of the spine, i.e. *kyphosis combined with *scoliosis. The deformity may occur during growth for no apparent reason (idiopathic kyphoscoliosis) or may result from any of several diseases involving the vertebrae and spinal muscles. Special braces can reduce the extent of the deformity if this is mild. Severe deformity may require surgical correction by *fusion of the spine.
(CLS) an inherited disease, more severe in males, that results in developmental delay and profound learning disability. It is characterized by distinctive facial anomalies, short stature, microcephaly, and *kyphoscoliosis; some patients have episodes of collapse when startled or excited (stimulus-induced drop episodes; SIDE). [G. S. Coffin (1923– ), US paediatrician; R. B. Lowry (1932– ), British geneticist]... coffin–lowry syndrome
n. lateral (sideways) deviation of the backbone, caused by congenital or acquired abnormalities of the vertebrae, muscles, and nerves. Treatment may require spinal braces and, in cases of severe deformity, surgical correction by fusion or *osteotomy. See also kyphosis; kyphoscoliosis.... scoliosis
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