Radiographic Analysis of the Lumbosacral Juncture: Is There a Critical Sacral Angle for Total Disc Replacement?

CONCLUSIONS: We reviewed a large range of SS angles and found no associations between SS, PI, or BMI and clinical outcomes after ADR at L5/S1. These preliminary results demonstrate that ADR provided maintainence of pain relief and functional improvement for a wide range of SS angles, suggesting that steeper angles are not a contraindication for ADR. PMID: 28443169 [PubMed]

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Source: Asian Spine Journal - April 28, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research