Study Design. Retrospective review of prospective, multicenter database. Objective. The
aim of the study was to determine age-specific spino-pelvic parameters, to extrapolate age-…

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

Sagittal alignment, often misrepresented as sagittal balance, describes the ideal and “normal”
alignment in the sagittal plane, resulting from the interplay between various organic factors…

… In one of the foundational studies on reciprocal change, Lafage et al found that patients who
developed unfavorable reciprocal changes, including larger changes in the thoracic spine, …

BACKGROUND: High-quality studies that compare operative and nonoperative treatment for
adult spinal deformity (ASD) are needed. OBJECTIVE: To compare outcomes of operative …

Background Context Evaluation of sagittal alignment is essential in the operative treatment
of spine pathology, particularly adult spinal deformity (ASD). However, software applications …

Background: Hip osteoarthritis often coexists with adult spinal deformity, an abnormality in
which sagittal spinopelvic malalignment is present. Debate exists whether to perform spinal …

Study Design. Retrospective review, full-body radiographical analysis of adult patients with
sagittal spinal malalignment (SSM). Objective. To investigate the compensatory mechanisms …

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 …