Junctional kyphosis: how can we detect and monitor it during growth?

Background Despite its importance in affecting adult pain, and disability, there is a lack of universal criteria for the diagnosis and evaluation of thoraco-lumbar Junctional Kyphosis(JK) and a gold standardmeasurement and diagnostic system does not exist. This study aims to verify the sensibility and specificity of clinical, and Formetric surface topography (FST) data in identifying Junctional Kyphosisin respect to the radiographical standard references.