The Relationship Between Sacral Slope and Symptomatic Isthmic  Spondylolysis in a Cohort of High School Athletes: A Retrospective Analysis

Conclusions The interdependence of positional parameters, such as sacral slope, with anatomic parameters, such as pelvic incidence, can affect lumbar lordosis and therefore upright positioning and loading of the spine. Sacral slope may be an important variable for clinicians to consider when caring for young athletes with low back pain, particularly when the index of suspicion for spondylolysis is high. Level of Evidence To be determined.
Source: PMandR - Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research