[Progressive anterior vertebral fusion in children (author's transl)].
The authors have observed 15 cases of progressive anterior vertebral fusion in patients involved with so-called Scheuermann's disease. The congenital origin of the lesion is discussed. The ossification was sometimes delayed and appeared only during the growth spurt.
D000293:Adolescent; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012544:Scheuermann Disease / Q000150:complications*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology
Bloc vertébral antérieur progressif chez l'enfant. Discussion des blocs vertébraux acquis au cours de la maladie de Scheuermann.