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Kyphosis and Spinal muscular atrophy

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Difference between Kyphosis and Spinal muscular atrophy

Kyphosis vs. Spinal muscular atrophy

Kyphosis (from Greek κυφός kyphos, a hump) is an abnormally excessive convex kyphotic curvature of the spine as it occurs in the cervical, thoracic and sacral regions. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder characterised by loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting, often leading to early death.

Similarities between Kyphosis and Spinal muscular atrophy

Kyphosis and Spinal muscular atrophy have 2 things in common (in Unionpedia): Scoliosis, Spinal fusion.

Scoliosis

Scoliosis is a medical condition in which a person's spine has a sideways curve.

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Spinal fusion

Spinal fusion, also called spondylodesis or spondylosyndesis, is a neurosurgical or orthopedic surgical technique that joins two or more vertebrae.

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Kyphosis and Spinal muscular atrophy Comparison

Kyphosis has 46 relations, while Spinal muscular atrophy has 157. As they have in common 2, the Jaccard index is 0.99% = 2 / (46 + 157).

References

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