The effect of gigantomasty on vertebral degeneration: A computed tomography study.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
The main reason for waist and back pain in patients with gigantomasty is increased thoracic kyphosis and lumber lordosis. These symptoms and abnormal spinal angulations regress after reduction mammoplasty operations. However, the effect of chronic mechanical stress caused by gigantomasty on the spinal degenerative process is not clear yet. In this study with computed tomography it is shown that degenerative spondylosis is more widespread and severe in patients with large breasts.
Medical subject headings
- Breast
- Chronic Pain
- Hypertrophy
- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Anatomy
- lumbar spine