PURPOSE Many factors such as lumbar instability and spinopelvic alignment are associated with low back pain. Our purpose was to analyze the pelvic incidence - one of spinopelvic alignment parameters- and spine instability correlations in patients with chronic low back pain. METHODS Fifty-two patients suffering from chronic low back pain entered this case control study. Lateral spine radiograp...

STUDY DESIGN A prospective analysis of an adaptive change of the spinopelvic alignment after total knee arthroplasty. PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of correction of the contractured knee in flexion on the spinopelvic alignment by total knee arthroplasty. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Flexion contracture of the knee joint may affect the body posture and precipitate the symptoms in the lumbar spine...

significantly smaller lordotic angles compared with those shown Study Design. A prospective comparative study. Objective. This study aimed to establish cervical spine morphometry, alignment, and range of motion (ROM) and to clarify the impact of these age-related and degenerative changes. Summary of Background Data. There are no studies that have evaluated differences in the results of cervical...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is currently considered the definitive surgical treatment for symptomatic single-level degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine. The goals of ACDF are to relieve pressure on the spinal nerves (decompression) and to restore spinal column alignment and stability. Resolution of pain and neurological symptoms may be expected in more than 8...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is currently considered the definitive surgical treatment for symptomatic single-level degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine. The goals of ACDF are to relieve pressure on the spinal nerves (decompression) and to restore spinal column alignment and stability. Resolution of pain and neurological symptoms may be expected in more than 8...

Introduction Evaluation of global sagittal spinal alignment has been recognized to be important for treating spinal deformity in recent years. Global sagittal alignment was evaluated on the lateral whole-spine radiograph and “fists-onclavicle position” was widely used as arm position during radiographic acquisition. Several studies reported the validity of the fits-on-clavicle position in adult...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is currently considered the definitive surgical treatment for symptomatic single-level degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine. The goals of ACDF are to relieve pressure on the spinal nerves (decompression) and to restore spinal column alignment and stability. Resolution of pain and neurological symptoms may be expected in more than 8...