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Maddy42 · Credits: 261 My Scrapbook

What is Flat Back syndrome?
Is there anything like flat back murmur?

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Flatback syndrome is a group of disorders characterized by the patient having difficulty standing upright due to a loss of lordosis or sway in the lower back causing the individual to be pitched forward. This is commonly associated with the old Harrington rod procedure performed years ago for scoliosis. Patients commonly had fusions extended into the lower lumbar area. The corrective maneuver performed with the Harrington rod caused flattening or straightening of the normal lumbar lordosis. For a number of years following surgery, patients are able to compensate with the normal discs below the fusion, but after a number of years, those discs degenerate and prevent the patient from standing upright comfortably. Patients complain of back pain and have significant disability. Other causes of flatback syndrome include degenerative disc disease involving multiple levels of the spine, ankylosing spondylitis, and post laminectomy syndrome.

"Flatback Syndrome" is more commonly referred to as "Fixed Sagittal Imbalance" - A deformity where the lumbar spine loses lordosis (forward curvature of the spine), causing the spine to straighten and the torso and head to pitch forward relative to the hips and pelvis.

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