What causes elderly to hunch their backs?
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https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/kyphosis
In adults, kyphosis can be caused by:
Degenerative diseases of the spine (such as arthritis or disk degeneration).
Fractures caused by osteoporosis (osteoporotic compression fractures).
Injury (trauma).
Slipping of one vertebra forward on another (spondylolisthesis).
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