Radiographic benefit of incorporating the inflection between the cervical and thoracic curves in fusion constructs for surgical cervical deformity patients

Conclusions: Incorporating the inflection point between CL and TK in the fusion construct was associated with superior restoration of cervical alignment and horizontal gaze for surgical CD patients.

Source: Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine - June 4, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Cole Bortz Peter G Passias Katherine Elizabeth Pierce Haddy Alas Avery Brown Sara Naessig Waleed Ahmad Renaud Lafage Christopher P Ames Bassel G Diebo Breton G Line Eric O Klineberg Douglas C Burton Robert K Eastlack Han Jo Kim Daniel M Sciubba Alex Soroc Source Type: research