GAP score potential in predicting post-operative spinal mechanical complications: a systematic review of the literature

E Quarto, A Zanirato, M Pellegrini, S Vaggi… - European Spine …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose In 2017, the GAP score was proposed as a tool to reduce mechanical
complications (MC) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery: the reported MC rate for the GAP …

Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score in asymptomatic individuals: is it universal?

H Ma, Z Hu, B Shi, Z Liu, Z Zhu, WCW Chu, TP Lam… - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND The global alignment and proportion (GAP) score was established based
on American and European subjects, which might limit its applicability to the Chinese …

Segmental cervical instability does not drive the loss of cervical lordosis after laminoplasty in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy

T Obo, T Fujishiro, M Mizutani, A Nakano, Y Nakaya… - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND/CONTEXT Kyphotic deformity after cervical laminoplasty (CLP) often leads
to unfavorable neurological recovery due to insufficient indirect decompression of the spinal …

Correlation between the photographic cranial angles and radiographic cervical spine alignment

T Kawasaki, S Ohji, J Aizawa, T Sakai… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The cranial vertical angle (CVA) and cranial rotation angle (CRA) are used in clinical
settings because they can be measured on lateral photographs of the head and neck. We …

[HTML][HTML] Defining Cervical Sagittal Plane Deformity–When Are Sagittal Realignment Procedures Necessary in Patients Presenting Primarily With Radiculopathy or …

VM Nemani, PK Louie, CE Drolet, JM Rhee - Neurospine, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective It remains unclear whether cervical sagittal deformity (CSD) should be defined by
radiographic parameters alone versus both clinical and radiographic factors, and whether …

[HTML][HTML] 无症状中国年轻人颈椎矢状位曲度正常值及其与全脊柱平衡的关系

唐彦超, 赵文奎, 于淼, 刘晓光 - Journal of Peking University …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Variation in Global Spinal Sagittal Parameters in Asymptomatic Adults with 11 Thoracic Vertebrae, four Lumbar Vertebrae, and six Lumbar Vertebrae

Y Yan, B Wang, X Huang, X Ru, X Wang… - Orthopaedic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the prevalence of 11 thoracic vertebrae (TVs), four lumbar vertebrae
(LVs) and six LVs among asymptomatic Chinese volunteers, and the influence of spine …

[HTML][HTML] Correlations of proximal junctional kyphosis with radiographic measurements, spinopelvic parameters, and health-related quality of life in Lenke type V …

C Albay, MA Kaygusuz, D Kargın… - Joint diseases and related …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives This study aims to investigate the effects of radiographic measurements,
spinopelvic parameters, and Scoliosis Research Society-22r (SRS-22r) subscales on …

New Imaging Modalities for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy

PV Rajan, DW Pelle, JW Savage - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A narrative review is presented summarizing the current landscape of imaging
modalities utilized in DCM diagnostics and the future direction of research for spinal cord …

Surgical Realignment After Anterior Multilevel Decompression Using Cages and Plate for 3-level to 5-level Degenerative Fusions: Lessons Learned From the Analysis …

H Koller, IC Hostettler, FC Stengel, J Koller… - Clinical Spine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Retrospective, single-center case study. Objective: Postoperative cervical
imbalance with cervical sagittal vertical axis (cSVA)> 4 cm can be predicted in 3-level to 5 …