Scheuermann's Disease is a developmental disorder of the spine. It is also known as Calvé disease and juvenile osteochondrosis of the spine.
Scheuermann's disease causes the abnormal growth of usually the thoracic (upper back) vertebrae, but it can aslo be found in the lumbar vertebrae.
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Scheuermann's disease causes the abnormal growth of usually the thoracic (upper back) vertebrae, but it can aslo be found in the lumbar vertebrae.
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Sever's Disease, otherwise known as calcaneal apophysitis is an inflammation of the growth plate in the heel of growing children.
The condition presents as pain in the heel and is caused by repetitive stress to the heel and is thus particularly common in active children.
The condition presents as pain in the heel and is caused by repetitive stress to the heel and is thus particularly common in active children.
Kohler disease is a condition that affects a bone at the arch of the foot called the tarsal navicular bone.
X-rays show that this bone is initially compressed and later breaks into pieces before healing and hardening back into bone. It occurs most frequently in children between the ages of 5 and 10 years.
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X-rays show that this bone is initially compressed and later breaks into pieces before healing and hardening back into bone. It occurs most frequently in children between the ages of 5 and 10 years.
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