Difference in Spinal Sagittal Alignment and Health-Related Quality of Life between Males and Females with Cervical Deformity.

Conclusions: Sagittal spinal deformity may have different mechanisms in males and females. The deterioration of spinal sagittal alignment in males may originate from the cervical spine, and CD may be associated with HRQOL.
PMID: 29279752 [PubMed]

Source: Asian Spine Journal - December 30, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research