Spine
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Transient paraparesis during the operative management of a 16-year-old patient with Scheuermann's kyphosis secondary to thoracic stenosis is reported. ⋯ A treatable cause for paraparesis secondary to the surgical treatment of Scheuermann's kyphosis is presented. The author currently obtains a thoracic magnetic resonance image (MRI) before the surgical correction of any patients with Scheuermann's kyphosis.