Type : Phenotype or locus, molecular basis unknown;
Alternative titles and symbols : Spinal osteochondrosis; Scheuermann juvenile kyphosis;
Description : Scheuermann disease is characterized by lumbar or thoracic kyphosis or both, back
pain, and a variety of vertebral changes including wedging, endplate irregularity,
narrowing of disc spaces, Schmorl nodes, and detached epiphyseal rings. It is reported
to occur more frequently in boys than in girls (summary by McKenzie and Sillence,
1992).;