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| Written by cinderella | |
| 15 December 2008 | |
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the following is soem information i have found about Scheuermann's disease i am hoping to help inform people about Scheuermann's Disease, aka Sherman's Kyphosis
Causes Why do I have this problem? Famed for discovering this disease, Scheuermann himself thought a lack of blood to the cartilage around the vertebral body caused the wedging. Though scientists have since disproved this theory, the root cause of the disease is still unknown. Mounting evidence suggests wedging develops as a problem vertebral body grows. During normal growth, the cartilage around the vertebral body turns evenly and completely to bone. If the change from cartilage to bone doesn't happen evenly, one side of the vertebral body grows at a faster rate.
this information from www.eorthopod.com
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