Lordosis [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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====== Lordosis ======

When abnormalities of the [[spine]] occur, the natural [[curvature]]s of the spine are misaligned or exaggerated in certain areas, as occurs with lordosis, [[kyphosis]].

The lordotic nature of the [[cervical spine]] and [[lumbar spine]] allows the imaginary line of gravity to run through, allowing them to bear most of the weight of the of the axial skeleton as compared to the [[thoracic spine]] and [[sacral spine]]. Consequently, they are subject to a higher percentage of [[disc degeneration]] and subsequent [[discogenic pain]] syndrome
((Fogwe DT, Mesfin FB. Pain, Thoracic, Discogenic Syndrome. 2017 Nov 8.
StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2018 Jan-.
Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470388/
PubMed PMID: 29262010.
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see [[Cervical lordosis]].

see [[Lumbar lordosis]].