This is often a congenital effusion or backward curvature of the spine causing the person to appear "high and mighty." However, it may be seen in untreated bilateral congenital dislocation of the hips, muscular dystrophy, tuberculosis, and spondylolisthesis. Lordosis is also seen in orthostatic albuminuria and chondrodystrophy.
An x-ray of the lumbosacral spine and hips will usually establish the diagnosis in cases of congenital dislocation of the hips and spondylolisthesis. A family history and muscle biopsy will assist in the diagnosis of muscular dystrophy.
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Title: Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs Authors: R. Douglas Collins Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Copyright: 2003 ISBN: 0-7817-3805-9 
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