Gibbus deformity is a form of structural kyphosis typically found in the upper lumbar and lower thoracic vertebrae, where one or more adjacent vertebrae become wedged. Gibbus deformity most often develops in young children as a result of spinal tuberculosis and is the result of collapse of vertebral bodies.

2024年7月1日 · A gibbus deformity is a short-segment structural thoracolumbar kyphosis resulting in sharp angulation. There are a number of causes which can be divided into congenital and acquired. Gibbus is Latin for "hump/hunch" and is related to the descriptor 'gibbous' in relation to phases of the moon. 1.

2024年9月26日 · Gibbus deformity is a spinal condition characterized by a sharp angulation or curvature of the spine, often resulting from a vertebral compression fracture. This deformity can be caused by several conditions such as trauma, tumors, or congenital defects, but it is most usually linked to Pott’s disease, also known as TB of the spine.

The gibbus deformity is the structural form of thoracolumbar kyphosis, which leads to the formation of a sharp curvature or angulation in the thoracic spine. Gibbus Deformity Symptoms. The most common symptoms of the Gibbus Deformity are …

Kyphosis is a spinal disorder which can look like a person has a ‘humpback’ or ‘hunchback.’ It can be in the form of hyperkyphosis which is a sharp angular deformity also known as 'Gibbus Deformity'. Kyphotic curves are more common in the thoracic or thoracolumbar spine, but sometimes cervical too.

2023年7月4日 · Gibbus deformity, also known as kyphotic deformity, is a spinal condition characterized by an abnormal, sharp angulation of the spine. It results in a hunchback appearance where the upper back becomes excessively rounded.

2017年12月2日 · Gibbus deformities are characterized by anterior collapse of one or more vertebral bodies resulting in kyphosis. These deformities usually arise from spinal infections, and are traditionally associated with tuberculosis; other pathogens are rarely reported in the literature.

Gibbus deformity is defined by the collapse of one or more vertebral bodies, which results in kyphosis and is often the consequence of infection, metabolic, or congenital irregularities in the vertebrae.

An anterior angular deformity of the lower back, due to hypoplasia or 'wedging' of one or more lower thoracic or upper lumbar vertebrae, resulting in beaked projections on the infero-anterior aspects and hypoplasia of the upper portions of vertebral bodies, seen in mucopolysaccharidosis, type I-H Hurler syndrome, TB–Pott's disease, or trauma ...

2013年3月12日 · A Gibbus Deformity is a short segment thoracolumbar kyphosis that results in sharp angulation as seen in the image above. The differential diagnosis for a Gibbus deformity is usually divided into congenital and acquired causes, as detailed below: