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Scoliosis Research Society-22r score is affected by standing whole body sagittal alignment, age, and sex, but not by standing balance or skeletal muscle mass in healthy volunteers
PurposeAging and spinal disease impair standing whole body sagittal alignment (WBS alignment), which leads to stoo**. When WBS alignment...
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The age-specific normative values of standing whole-body sagittal alignment parameters in healthy adults: based on international multicenter data
PurposeTo investigate the age-specific normative values of whole-body sagittal alignment (WBSA) including global balance parameters in healthy adults...
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Racial differences in whole-body sagittal alignment between Asians and Caucasians based on international multicenter data
PurposeTo examine inherent differences adjusted for age and clinical score in whole-body sagittal (WBS) alignment involving the lower extremities...
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Impact of the hip joint mobility on whole-body sagittal alignment: prospective analysis in case with hip arthroplasty
PurposeTo clarify the impact of restriction of hip extension on radiographic whole-body sagittal alignment with using postoperative changes of...
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Sex-dependent evolution of whole-body postural alignment with age
PurposeThe goal of this study was to explore sex-related variations of global alignment parameters and their distinct evolution patterns across age...
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Impact of lumbar fusion on spinopelvic sagittal alignment from standing to sitting position: which factor is associated with postoperative functional limitations due to lumbar stiffness?
PurposeTo investigate the impact of lumbar fusion on spinopelvic sagittal alignment from standing to sitting position and the influencing factors of...
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The correlation of sacral table angle to spinopelvic sagittal alignment in healthy adults
BackgroundThe sacrum plays an important role in sagittal balance of the spine, whereas the exact association between sacral parameters, specifically...
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Systematic review of imaging comparisons of spinal alignment among standing positions in healthy adolescents or adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: SOSORT 2023 award winner
PurposeClinicians detect scoliosis worsening over time using frequent radiographs during growth. Arms must be elevated when capturing sagittal...
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Associations between vertebral bone marrow fat and sagittal spine alignment as assessed by chemical shift-encoding-based water–fat MRI
BackgroundThe relationship between sagittal spine alignment and vertebral bone marrow fat is unknown. We aimed to assess the relationship between...
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How does cervical sagittal profile change after the spontaneous compensation of global sagittal imbalance following one- or two-level lumbar fusion
PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the cervical sagittal profile after the spontaneous compensation of global sagittal imbalance and analyze the...
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Sagittal alignment in patients with flexion contracture of the hip before and after total hip arthroplasty
IntroductionIn hip osteoarthritis, hip flexion contracture can severely alter the patient’s alignment, and, therefore, affect the patient’s quality...
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Does kyphoplasty affect the global sagittal alignment in patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures? A systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundOsteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) are common in elderly patients and may cause local kyphosis due to the vertebral...
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Characteristics of sagittal spinopelvic alignment in patients with Parkinson’s disease presenting with dropped head syndrome: a case series study
BackgroundDropped head syndrome (DHS) is a rare specific abnormal posture known to develop in Parkinson’s disease (PD). This case series study aimed...
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The effect of sagittal alignment, coronal balance, and segmental stability on preoperative patient-reported outcomes in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the association between spinal alignment and preoperative patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in...
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Investigating sagittal spinopelvic alignment and equivalent stress on the femoral head in patients with rapidly destructive coxarthrosis
PurposeRapidly destructive coxarthrosis (RDC) is a rare syndrome of unknown etiology. This study evaluated sagittal spinopelvic alignment (SSPA) in...
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The influence of osteoporotic vertebral fractures on global sagittal alignment in elderly patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundThoracic kyphosis, or loss of lumbar lordosis, is often equated with osteoporosis because vertebral fractures are assumed to be a major...
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Association patterns between lumbar paraspinal muscles and sagittal malalignment in preoperative patients undergoing lumbar three-column osteotomy
PurposeWe aim to investigate the associations between lumbar paraspinal muscles and sagittal malalignment in patients undergoing lumbar three-column...
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Is spinal sagittal alignment of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis relevant to thoracolumbar pain? A controlled study
ObjectivesThe extension of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) from the low thoracic spine to the lumbar spine result in adjustment of...
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The effect of interlaminar Coflex stabilization in the top**-off procedure on local and global spinal sagittal alignment
PurposeTo investigate the effect of interlaminar Coflex stabilization (ICS) at various segments in the top**-off procedure on local and global...
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Sagittal alignment of the cervical spine: radiographic analysis of 111 asymptomatic adolescents, a retrospective observational study
PurposeTo describe the cervical spine morphology and explore its relationship to global sagittal alignment parameters in the asymptomatic adolescent...
