European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
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Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Normal sagittal parameters of global spinal balance in children and adolescents: a prospective study of 646 asymptomatic subjects.
To document values for parameters of global spinal balance in asymptomatic children and adolescents. ⋯ Asymptomatic children and adolescents tend to stand with a stable global balance, and 95 % have an SSA and ST between 116° and 149° and 85°-102°, respectively. C7 plumbline in front of the HA is not necessarily associated with a spinal pathology.