Research Article

The Mode of Inheritance of Scheuermann’s Disease

Table 3

Distribution of relatives of probands with Scheuermann’s disease depending on a kyphosis degree.

Relation degree TotalRelatives with kyphosis (degrees)
25–45 45–65>65
% % %

I–III78 (100%)4152314068
I41 (153%)2151184425
II23 (29%)1461626313
III14 (18%)64375017