Exam 1 Clinicals - Back

- Abnormal increase in thoracic curvature
- Caused by erosion of anterior part of 1+ vertebrae
- As erosion continues, vertebrae collapses, causing loss of height

- Net demineralization of bones 
- Caused by disruption of calcium deposition and reabsorption
- Bones become weak and brittle, causing them to be more likely to fracture

- Caused by abnormal increase in lumbar curvature

- Abnormal lateral curvature (S-shaped) accompanied by rotation of vertebrae
- Spinous processes turn toward abdominal cavity

In medial strabismus, what nerve is compromised?

If the superior oblique is compromised, what action does the eye have?

Lateral strabismus