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- Christopher P Ames, Justin S Smith, Justin K Scheer, Shay Bess, S Samuel Bederman, Vedat Deviren, Virginie Lafage, Frank Schwab, and Christopher I Shaffrey.
- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, USA. amesc@neurosurg.ucsf.edu
- J Neurosurg Spine. 2012 Jun 1;16(6):547-64.
AbstractSagittal spinal misalignment (SSM) is an established cause of pain and disability. Treating physicians must be familiar with the radiographic findings consistent with SSM. Additionally, the restoration or maintenance of physiological sagittal spinal alignment after reconstructive spinal procedures is imperative to achieve good clinical outcomes. The C-7 plumb line (sagittal vertical axis) has traditionally been used to evaluate sagittal spinal alignment; however, recent data indicate that the measurement of spinopelvic parameters provides a more comprehensive assessment of sagittal spinal alignment. In this review the authors describe the proper analysis of spinopelvic alignment for surgical planning. Online videos supplement the text to better illustrate the key concepts.
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