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Kyphosis (Dowager's Hump)

Color-enhanced x-ray of dowager's hump. This is an abnormal outward curvature of the vertebrae of the upper back. Compression of the front (anterior) portion of the involved vertebrae leads to forward bending of the spine (kyphosis) and creates a hump at the upper back. Dowager's hump is due to osteoporosis changes in the thoracic spine. It may affect men or women. Like most osteoporotic changes, it is often preventable.

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Kyphosis (Dowager's Hump)

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Color-enhanced x-ray of dowager's hump. This is an abnormal outward curvature of the vertebrae of the upper back. Compression of the front (anterior) portion of the involved vertebrae leads to forward bending of the spine (kyphosis) and creates a hump at the upper back. Dowager's hump is due to osteoporosis changes in the thoracic spine. It may affect men or women. Like most osteoporotic changes, it is often preventable.

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4076 x 4416 px | 51.5 MB

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34.5 x 37.4 cm | 13.6 x 14.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ABNORMAL • BACK • COLOR • CONDITION • CURVATURE • CURVED • DOWAGER'SS • DOWAGERS • ELDERLY • ENHANCE • ENHANCEMENT • FEMALE • FRACTURE • HUMAN • HUMANE • HUMP • HUNCHBACK • INDIVIDUAL • KYPHOSIS • MEDICAL • MEDICINAL • OLD • OSTEOPOROSIS • PATHOLOGY • PEOPLE • PERSON • ROUNDBACK • SKELETAL • SPINAL • SPINE • SYNDROME • SYSTEM • WEDGE • WOMEN • X-RAY • XRAY