This paper is a narrative review of normal cervical alignment, methods for quantifying
alignment, and how alignment is associated with cervical deformity, myelopathy, and adjacent-…

OBJECTIVE Although multiple reports have documented significant benefit from surgical
treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD), these procedures can have high complication rates. …

OBJECT Despite the complexity of cervical spine deformity (CSD) and its significant impact
on patient quality of life, there exists no comprehensive classification system. The objective of …

… Dr Protopsaltis has been a consultant for Medicrea and has received international research
support from Zimmer Spine. Dr Line has been a consultant for the International Spine Study …

Background and Purpose—Although the deleterious role of several proinflammatory mediators,
including P-selectin, in reperfused stroke is well established, the role of E-selectin has …

OBJECT Regional cervical sagittal alignment (C2–7 sagittal vertical axis [SVA]) has been
shown to correlate with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The study objective was to …

OBJECT Previous forceplate studies analyzing the impact of sagittal-plane spinal deformity
on pelvic parameters have demonstrated the compensatory mechanisms of pelvis translation …

OBJECTIVE Although 3-column osteotomy (3CO) can provide powerful alignment correction
in adult spinal deformity (ASD), these procedures are complex and associated with high …

Study Design. Retrospective review of a multicenter database of consecutive patients
undergoing 3-column osteotomy for treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD). Objective. To …

OBJECTIVE The operative management of patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) has a
high complication rate and it remains unknown whether baseline patient characteristics and …