ABSTRACT
Kyphosis is defined as a deformity of the spine in the sagittal plane. Pure kyphotic deformities are not complicated by rotation as opposed to kyphoscoliosis. Historically, many idiopathic scoliosis curves were described as kyphoscoliotic because the rib hump gave the patients a kyphotic appearance; however, the true deformity in scoliosis is actually lordotic in most instances and kyphoscoliosis is an uncommon deformity. This chapter will cover what are essentially pure kyphotic deformities that include postural and structural kyphosis.
