Determining the best vertebra for measuring pelvic incidence and spinopelvic parameters in adult spinal deformity patients with transitional anatomy

F Ani, TS Protopsaltis, Y Parekh, K Odeh… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine if spinal deformity patients with L5
sacralization should have pelvic incidence (PI) and other spinopelvic parameters measured …

[HTML][HTML] A simple method for the selection of valid spinopelvic parameters and lumbar lordosis in patients with transitional lumbosacral vertebrae

AC Iplikcioglu, H Karabag - European Spine Journal, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Transitional lumbosacral vertebrae (TLSV) are a congenital anomaly of the
lumbosacral region that is characterized by the presence of a vertebra with morphological …

Analysis of Spinopelvic Parameters and Lumbar Lordosis in Patients with Transitional Lumbosacral Vertebrae, with Special Reference to Sacralization and …

H Karabag, AC Iplikcioglu - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Transitional lumbosacral vertebra presents in 2 forms based on its origin:
sacralization and lumbarization. These patients have 2 options for sacral endplates (upper …

Transitional Anatomy Considerations in Spinal Deformity Surgery

CSA Lam, MD Weber, MS Patel, A Jin… - Neurosurgery, 2022 - journals.lww.com
In the context of spinal deformity surgery and instrumented fusion, transitional anatomy
variants present unique challenges that have been understudied. The effect of transitional …