Lordosis: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Lordosis

Scoliosis

However, LDS accompanied with thoracic lordosis and lumbar kyphosis (LK) is rare in clinic. No reports have reported LDS with thoracic lordosis and LK. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Treatment of lordosis depends on how serious the curve is and how you got lordosis. [physiotherapiststralee.ie]

Abstract BACKGROUND Loss of lumbar lordosis (LL) is closely related to clinical symptoms and operative complications, however, few studies have identified its predictors. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Spondylolisthesis

Overall, the restoration of focal lumbar lordosis and restoration of sagittal balance for single-level lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis does not seem to yield clinical [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

After the treatment period, lumbar lordosis, sacral slope and anterior pelvic tilting decreased 17.2 , 16.5 and 15.1 respectively. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Therefore, obtaining adequate segmental lordosis is desirable considering the effect on the whole spine for a long time. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Wolcott-Rallison Syndrome

There is usually a short trunk, excessive lordosis, a short and broad chest, and genu valgum. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Scoliosis or thoracic kyphosis with exaggerated lumbar lordosis may develop. [jisppd.com]

Regarding vertebrae, changes are especially marked at the dorsolumbar level with a consequent appearance of thoracic kyphosis and/or lumbar lordosis. [journals.lww.com]

Distal Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 4

[…] abnormalities that may develop in individuals with LGMD include abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine (scoliosis), abnormal front-to-back curvature of the spine (lordosis [rarediseases.org]

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy -Symptoms manifest between 2 and 5 years Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy -Progressive weakness, disinterest in running, falling, toe walking, excessive lordosis [quizlet.com]

Distal Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3

Postural compensations, Trendelenburg, increased lumbar lordosis -Contractures; usually in the PF's if any less common than in DMD -Scoliosis - Degree depends on ambulation [quizlet.com]

Muscular Dystrophy-Dystroglycanopathy Type C5

Clinical features include weakness of the hip and shoulder girdle, difficulty walking, spinal abnormalities including scoliosis, lordosis and kyphosis, and cardiomyopathy. [sema4genomics.com]

Affected individuals may also have an abnormally curved lower back (lordosis) or a spine that curves to the side (scoliosis). [lgmd-info.org]

Muscular Dystrophy-Dystroglycanopathy Type C4

Affected individuals may also have an abnormally curved lower back (lordosis) or a spine that curves to the side (scoliosis). [lgmd-info.org]

Mild lumbar lordosis has been documented in the elder of our two patients, but not in the siblings described by Godfrey et al. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Affected individuals may also have an abnormally curved lower back ( lordosis ) or a spine that curves to the side ( scoliosis ). [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

Muscular Dystrophy-Dystroglycanopathy Type C3

Affected individuals may also have an abnormally curved lower back ( lordosis ) or a spine that curves to the side ( scoliosis ). [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

Moderate Legs arms; mild to moderate facial involvement LGMD2N POMT2 / protein O-mannosyl transferase 2 Early childhood High Slow Calf hypertrophy; scapular winging; skeletal lordosis [now.aapmr.org]

Pseudoachondroplasia

[…] her rhizomelic dwarfism became increasingly visible, and since completed 15 months of age, when she started to walk, the disease was complicated with genu varum, lumbar lordosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The case of the current report also had lumbar lordosis ( Figure 1 ). Lumbar lordosis is observed in around 50% of affected individuals ( 4 ). [comprped.com]

As the growth rate slows, the trunk appears long with lumbar lordosis and rhizomelic shortening of the limbs. Final adult height is 80-130cm. [web.archive.org]

Achondroplasia

Bony characteristics such as vertebral anomalies, lordosis and lumbar scoliosis, limited mouth opening and cervical spine instability make the administration of anesthesia [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Radiographic examination showed typical findings of achondroplasia, such as disproportionately large skull, shortening of limb segments, and lumbar lordosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Affected individuals exhibit short stature caused by rhizomelic shortening of the limbs, characteristic facies with frontal bossing and mid-face hypoplasia, exaggerated lumbar lordosis [fpnotebook.com]

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2C

Children walk with waddle and exhibit lordosis. Cardiac involvement is known but not as common or prominent as in dystrophinopathies. [annalsofian.org]

Hypochondroplasia

Hypochondroplasia (HCH) is an autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia characterized by short extremities, short stature and lumbar lordosis, usually exhibiting a phenotype similar [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hypochondroplasia (HCP) is an autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia characterized by short extremities, short stature and lumbar lordosis, usually exhibiting a phenotype similar [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Early recognition of this disorder is possible from the abnormal body proportions with short limbs and lumbar lordosis without facial stigmata of achondroplasia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome

Skeletal abnormalities have also been reported in some cases, such as widely flared shoulder blades (winged scapula), abnormal curvature of the spine (lordosis or scoliosis [rarediseases.org]

Mucopolysaccharidosis

Mucopolysaccharidosis type IVB (MPS IVB) is a very rare lysosomal storage disorder characterized by skeletal dysplasia, hearing disorder, and cardiac valvular disease. Herein, we report an extremely rare manifestation of MPS IVB in a 60-year-old female patient who underwent a successful aortic valve replacement. The[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Kyphosis

Lordosis was absent in an increasingly large proportion of men and women as age rose above 60 years. [doi.org]

Lordosis, kyphosis, and scoliosis refer to curvatures of the spine. [osmosis.org]

Published on May 29, 2019 What are lordosis, kyphosis, and scoliosis? Lordosis, kyphosis, and scoliosis refer to curvatures of the spine. [youtube.com]

Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis

We report on an 11-year-old boy with thoracolumbar fusion, carpal synostosis, short stature, scoliosis, lordosis, defective dentition, and recurrent otitis media consistent [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Presenting clinical signs are congenital scoliosis early in life, and shortening of the trunk with scoliosis and/or lordosis in older children. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome is characterized by autosomal recessive inheritance, failure of normal spinal segmentation causing symmetrical block vertebrae or scoliosis, and lordosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome

[…] problems Continuous spontaneous activity on an electromyogram Joint contractures Pectus carinatum (pigeon chest) Abnormal curvature of the vertebrae (scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis [forgottendiseases.org]

] Mild-to-moderate skeletal deformities in SJS 1A include fixed contractures at elbow, knee, and ankle; metaphyseal dysplasia at hip and knee; kyphoscoliosis with lumbar lordosis [neurologyindia.com]

[…] movements with arms semi-flexed, toe walking in addition to difficulty in opening the mouth, mild kyphosis, contractures at elbow, spine, pelvis, metaphyseal deformities, lumbar lordosis [pediatricneurosciences.com]

Lumbosacral Instability

There was an increased pelvic incidence/lumbar lordosis mismatch in group compared to Group 2 (PI-LL; 29 vs. 18; P 0.0899). [ajol.info]

Our results suggest that lumbar lordosis compensates for lumbosacral instability during the correction of sagittal alignment. [jstage.jst.go.jp]

Flexion pattern – Most common pattern – Loss of segmental lumbar lordosis at the level of the unstable motion segment. [back-in-business-physiotherapy.com]

Hip Contracture

An, BMed, MMed, presented the clinical results of the retrospective study of eight patients with a mean age 14 years who had hip flexion contractures with lumbar lordosis [healio.com]

Among them, some develop increased lumbar lordosis. It is postulated that HFC and increased lumbar lordosis may be correlated. [sogacot.org]

As a result, it was revealed that whether lack of mobility caused by hip flexion contracture was compensated for by pelvic tilt an an increase of lumbar lordosis or not was [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Generalized Lipodystrophy Type 4

Physical examination weight: 31.7 kg (50-75p), Height: 143.5 cm (75-90p), dysmorphic appearance, whole body subcutaneous fat tissue deficiency, axial muscle weakness, lumbar lordosis [abstracts.eurospe.org]

Lordosis and thoracolumbar scoliosis. Mild umbilical hernia. Tanner A3 B2 P refused. Neurological review showed normal neurology with no signs of muscle weakness. [endocrine-abstracts.org]

[…] difficulty in sitting from supine position, but normal strength limb muscles, hypertrophic buttock and lower limb muscles (Figure 1 ), reduced lower limb tendon reflexes, lumbar lordosis [bmcmedgenet.biomedcentral.com]

Coxa Vara

[…] non-inflammatory pattern of arthropathy involving the peripheral joints with typical coxa vara deformity were described, and in a few cases spine abnormalities, including kyphosis, lordosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Trendelenburg gait (when bilateral) due to abductor weakness from tension abnormalilty painless limp (when unilateral) leg length discrepancy if unilateral excessive lumbar lordosis [m.blog.naver.com]

If there is a bilateral involvement the child might have a waddling gait or trendelenburg gait with an increased lumbar lordosis. [en.wikipedia.org]

Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 4A

The radiological evaluation showed accentuated dorsal kyphosis and lumbar lordosis, dysplastic appearance of both femoral heads, and irregular upper contour of the acetabular [hindawi.com]

Muscular Dystrophy-Dystroglycanopathy Type B5

Clinical features include weakness of the hip and shoulder girdle, difficulty walking, spinal abnormalities including scoliosis, lordosis and kyphosis, and cardiomyopathy. [sema4.com]

The type and location of spinal deformity: Thoracic kyphosis: collagen VI-deficient CMD Thoracic lordosis: laminin alpha-2 deficiency, SELENON -related CMD, and L-CMD; late [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Clinical examination and x-rays as needed to monitor for orthopedic complications such as foot deformity, joint contractures, and spinal deformity (scoliosis, thoracic lordosis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Congenital Myopathy with Excess of Thin Filaments

Trunk Accentuated lumbar lordosis, scoliosis, protuberant abdomen, difficulty sitting up from supine. [sites.google.com]

Orthopedic affections such as lordosis, scoliosis, and joint contractures are usually observed. [intechopen.com]

Neck and back pain due to paraspinous muscle weakness, with kyphosis and exaggerated lumbar lordosis, is also common. [sites.google.com]

Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia Type Strudwick

Definition A bone disease characterized by disproportionate short stature from birth, with a very short trunk and shortened limbs, and skeletal abnormalities including lordosis [uniprot.org]

[…] dysplasia congenita, Strudwick type is characterized by disproportionate short stature from birth (with a very short trunk and shortened limbs) and skeletal abnormalities (lordosis [orpha.net]

Enlarged liver * Enlarged spleen * Protruding abdomen * Delayed growth * Delayed motor milestones * Lax joints * Inability to fully extend elbows * Coxa vara * Knock-knee * Lordosis [checkorphan.org]

Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia

Increased ligamentous laxity was present in 95%, limited extension of the elbows in 92%, increased lumbar lordosis in 85%, thoracal deformity in 68%, genu varum in 63% and [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Lumbar lordosis was moderately increased. Thoracic deformity was observed in 82% of the patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Kyphoscoliosis

Average blood loss was 1090 mL (range, 700-2900 mL).Mean preoperative lumbar lordosis improved from -3 to 42 at the final follow-up, and sagittal balance improved from 12 [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In Figure 9 (below), note lateral standing posture with restoration of lumbar lordosis, restoration of buttocks contour, and ability to stand with knees straight. [spineuniverse.com]

CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that the surgical procedure of asymmetrical PSO is to correct the scoliosis, to restore the lumbar lordosis by way of convex-sided posterolateral [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Scheuermann Disease

There was spontaneous reduction in lumbar lordosis of varying degrees. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

There was a 50% incidence of asymptomatic spondylolysis in 18 patients who had Scheuermann's kyphosis and an increased lumbar lordosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The physio-logic brace aims at a restoration of the lumbar lordosis with a lordosis apex at L2 or L2/3 level. [doi.org]

Scapuloperoneal Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Abstract Scapuloperoneal (SP) syndromes are heterogeneous neuromuscular disorders which are characterized by weakness in the distribution of shoulder girdle and peroneal muscles. SP syndromes can resemble facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSH) due to scapular weakness or Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Autosomal Recessive Centronuclear Myopathy

Centronuclear myopathy (CNM) is a rare hereditary congenital myopathy characterized by muscular hypotonia and abnormal centralization of nuclei in muscle fibers. The autosomal recessive (AR) form presents from birth to childhood, followed by a mild progression of muscle weakness. Despite recently identified genetic[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]