[HTML][HTML] The importance of sagittal balance in adult scoliosis surgery

JPY Cheung - Annals of translational medicine, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Adult spinal deformity is an important health issue worldwide with our aging population.
Understanding ideal sagittal alignment parameters is crucial for planning reconstructive …

A systematic review of treatment strategies for the prevention of junctional complications after long-segment fusions in the osteoporotic spine

M Echt, W Ranson, J Steinberger… - Global Spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Systematic review Objectives: Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and
proximal junctional failure (PJF) are well-known complications after long-segment fusions in …

Validation of age-adjusted ideal sagittal alignment in terms of proximal junctional failure and clinical outcomes in adult spinal deformity

SJ Park, CS Lee, BJ Kang, TS Shin, IS Kim, JS Park… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. To validate the age-adjusted ideal sagittal
alignment in terms of proximal junctional failure (PJF) and clinical outcomes. Summary of …

[HTML][HTML] Outcomes of surgical treatment for patients with mild scoliosis and age-appropriate sagittal alignment with minimum 2-year follow-up

JK Scheer, JS Smith, PG Passias, HJ Kim, S Bess… - Neurospine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The goal of this study was to determine if patients with mild scoliosis and age-
appropriate sagittal alignment have favorable outcomes following surgical correction …

Age and gender based spinopelvic and regional spinal alignment in asymptomatic adult volunteers: results of the Multi-Ethnic Alignment Normative Study (MEANS)

ZM Sardar, M Cerpa, M Kelly, S Bourret, K Hasegawa… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background. Spinal alignment can have a significant impact on a patient's overall quality of
life. Predicting the ideal sagittal spinal alignment of a specific individual is still a difficult task …

Adult spinal deformity correction surgery using age-adjusted alignment thresholds: clinical outcomes and mechanical complication rates. A systematic review of the …

E Quarto, A Zanirato, F Vitali, M Spatuzzi… - European Spine …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery gives good clinical outcomes but has a high
rate of mechanical complications (MC). In 2016, Lafage described the age-adjusted …

[HTML][HTML] A self-contained 3D biomechanical analysis lab for complete automatic spine and full skeleton assessment of posture, gait and run

M D'Amico, E Kinel, G D'Amico, P Roncoletta - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Quantitative functional assessment of Posture and Motion Analysis of the entire skeleton and
spine is highly desirable. Nonetheless, in most studies focused on posture and movement …

Increasing cost efficiency in adult spinal deformity surgery: identifying predictors of lower total costs

PG Passias, AE Brown, C Bortz, H Alas, K Pierce… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study of a prospective multicenter database. Objective. The
purpose of this study was to identify predictors of lower total surgery costs at 3 years for adult …

Does the amount of correction of sagittal deformity really promote proximal junctional kyphosis? Multivariate analyses according to uppermost instrumented vertebra …

SJ Park, CS Lee, JS Park, TS Shin, IS Kim, J Kim… - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The present study assumed that the effects of deformity correction amounts on
proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) development after long deformity surgery would vary …

Improved surgical correction relative to patient-specific ideal spinopelvic alignment reduces pelvic nonresponse for severely malaligned adult spinal deformity patients

PG Passias, C Bortz, H Alas, K Moattari… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijssurgery.com
Background Persistent pelvic compensation following adult spinal deformity (ASD)
corrective surgery may impair quality of life and result in persistent pathologic lower …