Are There Age- and Sex-related Differences in Spinal Sagittal Alignment and Balance Among Taiwanese Asymptomatic Adults?

CONCLUSIONS: Normal values of the spinopelvic sagittal parameters vary by age and sex in Taiwanese individuals.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Pelvic incidence and sacral slope observed in this population seemed smaller than those reported in other studies of white populations; this seems important when considering spine surgery in Taiwanese patients. Future studies should include collection of whole body sagittal parameters of larger and more-diverse populations, and assessments of patients with symptomatic spinal disorders.
PMID: 29419634 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - February 5, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Yeh KT, Lee RP, Chen IH, Yu TC, Peng CH, Liu KL, Wang JH, Wu WT Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research