Lumbar spinal fusion affects sitting disability on the floor

CS Shim, SH Lee - International Journal of Spine Surgery, 2019 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Lumbar spinal fusion is a standard of care for certain lumbar spinal diseases.
However, its impact on sitting, especially on the floor, has not been assessed, even in the …

Loading of the lumbar spine during transition from standing to sitting: effect of fusion versus motion preservation at L4–L5 and L5–S1

AG Patwardhan, JA Sielatycki, RM Havey… - The Spine Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Transition from standing to sitting significantly decreases lumbar
lordosis with the greatest lordosis-loss occurring at L4–S1. Fusing L4–S1 eliminates motion …

The Standing and Sitting Spino‐Pelvic Sagittal Alignment in Patients with Instrumented Lumbar Fusion Might Correlate with Adjacent Segment Degeneration

S Zhou, W Zhong, Z Sun, Y Guo, Y Zhao… - Orthopaedic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Sitting is a common weight‐bearing posture, like standing, but there still lacks
enough understanding of sagittal alignment in sitting position for patients after lumbar fusion …

Effect of L4-Sacrum fusion alignment on biomechanics of the proximal lumbar segments in sitting postures

AG Patwardhan, S Khayatzadeh… - The Spine …, 2017 - thespinejournalonline.com
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: L4-Sacrum is the most prevalent site of spinal fusions for painful
degenerative conditions in adults. The recommended lordosis angle across the fused …

Impact of lumbar fusion on sitting spinopelvic balance: multisegmental versus monosegmental

S Wang, Q Zhou, L Xu, M Wang, Y Qiu, Z Zhu… - Clinical neurology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To compare the differences in sagittal spinopelvic parameters between patients
receiving monosegmental or multisegmental lumbar fusion and to assess the impact of …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison study on the change in lumbar lordosis when standing, sitting on a chair, and sitting on the floor in normal individuals

JS Bae, JS Jang, SH Lee, JU Kim - Journal of Korean …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To compare radiographic analysis on the sagittal lumbar curve when standing,
sitting on a chair, and sitting on the floor. Methods Thirty asymptomatic volunteers without a …

[HTML][HTML] Pelvic and spinal postural changes between standing-sitting positions following lumbosacral fusion: a pilot study

T Borgeaud, JC Le Huec, A Faundez - International Orthopaedics, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Prospective pre-operative and post-operative comparative analysis of radiographic
spino-pelvic parameters between sitting versus standing positions of patients with LS fusion …

[HTML][HTML] The sitting vs standing spine

C Tsagkaris, J Widmer, F Wanivenhaus… - North American Spine …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Planning of surgical procedures for spinal fusion is performed on standing
radiographs, neglecting the fact that patients are mostly in the sitting position during daily …

Comparison of pain and discomfort in supine and lateral positions after surgery for lumbar degenerative disease: A prospective randomized controlled study

Y Aoki, M Suzuki, H Takahashi, A Nakajima… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction To compare postoperative pain and discomfort between supine and lateral
positions after lumbar surgery, a prospective randomized controlled study was performed …

Sitting-standing lumbopelvic mechanics are altered by spinal degeneration and fusion

AJ Buckland, PL Zhou, JY Moon… - The Spine …, 2017 - thespinejournalonline.com
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Postural changes between sitting and standing alter
thoracolumbar alignment and pelvic tilt. This has implications in total hip arthroplasty and …