Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Critical Review of Alignment and Balance

Correction of the overall coronal and/or sagittal plane deformities is one of the main predictors of successful spinal surgery. In routine clinical practice, spinal alignment is assessed using several spinal and pelvic parameters, such as pelvic incidence and tilt, sacral slope, lumbar lordosis, tho...

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Main Authors: Matthias Pumberger, Hendrik Schmidt, Michael Putzier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2018-08-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2018-12-4-775.pdf