A skeletal disease that usually begins in adolescence in which the vertebrae grow unevenly, resulting in wedge-shaped vertebrae and a hunched back. Treatment with casting and a back brace is successful if undertaken early. Also known as juvenile kyphosis and curvature of the spine.

Inflammation of the anterior cartilage of the bodies of the lower thoracic and upper segments, causing pain in some older, growing children. There is more than 5 degrees of wedging of at least three a [..]

A type of juvenile Osteochondrosis affecting the fibrocartilaginous disc (Intervertebral Disc) in the thoracic or thoracolumbar region of the Spine. It is characterized by a forward concave Spinal Cur [..]