What is "kyphosis"?

What is "kyphosis"?

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With osteoporosis risk factors, kyphosis is something that you see in elderly women in particular, though it can affect men. The shoulders slump forward and the head can end up almost looking at the ground in its most severe form. Kyphosis is a condition which takes usually years to develop and is associated with the most severe forms of osteoporosis.