Thoracic kyphosis in cystic fibrosis.
The incidence of thoracic kyphosis in 91 older children and adolescents suffering from cystic fibrosis was 15.1%. Only 5.5% of 91 hospitalized "normal" adolescents had the deformity. Among the group of patients with cystic fibrosis we found a positive correlation between incidence of kyphosis and severe pulmonary disease. Because the kyphosis does not seem to represent a problem in itself, and owing to the various and multiple problems of these young people, braces are indicated only in exceptional cases with rapidly progressing deformity. A program of proper stretching, thoracic extension, and breathing exercises should be recommended for such patients.
D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014797:Vital Capacity