You are examining a six-year-old male patient recently diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. As he is sitting on the exam table, you note an excessive lumbar curvature inward when viewed from the side. In the musculoskeletal portion of your physical exam, how do you document this finding?

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As the back muscles of young men with DMD become weaker, lordosis causes their bodies to lean forward, causing a curvature of the spine. DMD can also cause scoliosis, a lateral curvature of the spine, as well as kyphosis, an excessive outward curvature of the spine, however the clinical vignette describes a lordotic presentation.

You Are Examining a Six-Year-Old Male Patient Recently Diagnosed with Duchenne