The Importance of C2 Slope, a Singular Marker of Cervical Deformity, Correlates With Patient-reported Outcomes

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 45; no. 3; p. 184
• Main Authors: Protopsaltis, Themistocles S, Ramchandran, Subaraman, Tishelman, Jared C, Smith, Justin S, Neuman, Brian J, Jr, Gregory M Mundis, Lafage, Renaud, Klineberg, Eric O, Hamilton, D Kojo, LaFage, Virginie, Gupta, Munish C, Hart, Robert A, Schwab, Frank J, Burton, Douglas C, Bess, Shay, Shaffrey, Christopher I, Ames, Christopher P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Vertebrae - pathology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Quality of Life; Retrospective Studies; Spinal Curvatures - diagnostic imaging; Spinal Curvatures - pathology; Spinal Curvatures - surgery; Surveys and Questionnaires; Treatment Outcome

Retrospective review of a prospectively collected database. To define a simplified singular measure of cervical deformity (CD), C2 slope (C2S), which correlates with postoperative outcomes. Sagittal malalignment of the cervical spine, defined by the cervical sagittal vertical axis (cSVA) has been as...