作者
Jung Sub Lee, Myung Soo Youn, Jong Ki Shin, Tae Sik Goh, Sung Shik Kang
发表日期
2015/6
期刊
European Spine Journal
卷号
24
页码范围
1199-1203
出版商
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
简介
Purpose
Little information is available on the relationship between cervical sagittal alignment and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. The aim of this study was to identify relationships between cervical sagittal alignment and HRQOL in AS.
Methods
The study and control groups comprised 102 AS patients (15 women and 87 men) and age- and sex-matched 50 controls, respectively. All underwent anteroposterior and lateral radiographs and completed clinical questionnaires. The radiographic parameters examined were C2–C7 lordosis, C2–C7 sagittal vertical axis (SVA), T1 slope and T1 slope minus C2–C7 lordosis (TS-CL). A visual analogue scale (VAS 0–10) score for neck pain, the neck disability index (NDI), neck pain and disability (NPAD) scale and bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI …
学术搜索中的文章
JS Lee, MS Youn, JK Shin, TS Goh, SS Kang - European Spine Journal, 2015