Sagittal alignment differences on the operating room table compared to preoperative and postoperative imaging in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

Conclusions: Intraoperative positioning predominantly affects the mobile upper cervical spine, particularly C0-C2 lordosis and C2 slope, but these changes do not persist postoperatively.

Source: Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine - December 7, 2022 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Mark J Lambrechts Gregory R Toci Brian A Karamian Zachary Kozick John Prodoehl David Reiter Rahul Muchintala Eric Tecce Alexander Vaccaro Jr Patrick O & #39;Connor Amit Syal Dominic Lambo Jose A Canseco I David Kaye Barrett I Woods Alan S Hilibrand Christ Source Type: research