OBJECTIVE Lumbar degenerative kyphosis (LDK), a flexible deformity, is a common form of
sagittal imbalance in Asian countries. Assessing a patient's spine prior to surgery by using …

Study Design. A retrospective study. Objective. The aim of this study is to introduce a novel
regional predictor for sagittal balance in elderly populations and explore its effectiveness of …

Study design National cross-sectional study. Objective Thoracic kyphosis (TK) is related to
sagittal parameters as pelvic tilt (PT), lumbar lordosis (LL) and pelvic incidence (PI). The …

Spine Surgery Page 1 www.krspine.org The Effects of Sagittal Spino-Pelvic Alignment on
the Clinical Symptoms of Thoracolumbar Kyphosis in Osteoporotic Patients Whoan Jeang …

Background Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is defined as: 1) Proximal junction sagittal
Cobb angle>≥ 10, and 2) Proximal junction sagittal Cobb angle of at least 10 greater than …

Purpose To present the description of sagittal alignment of the degenerative human spine
and its possible evolution. Materials and methods This is a retrospective observational study …

Objective. To identify the mechanism of deformity compensation in patients with post-
traumatic kyphosis of the thoracolumbar junction, based on the analysis of X-ray results of …

Background Several studies indicated the influence of age and sex on spinal alignment
using spino-pelvic radiographic parameters. However, information regarding the …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine reference values for the sagittal plane
alignment of the thoracolumbar junction (TLJ) in a young adult Korean population. Methods …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis. Objective. To define thoracic compensation and
investigate its association with postoperative reciprocal thoracic kyphosis and proximal …