Normal Functional Local Alignment and Segmental Motion at the Thoracolumbar Junction: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthy Subjects

• Published in: World neurosurgery Vol. 186; pp. e713 - e720
• Main Authors: Han, Moon-Soo, Hong, Jong-Hwan, Jung, Ji-Ho, Lee, Jung-Kil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Alignment; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Healthy subjects; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Kyphosis - diagnostic imaging; Kyphosis - physiopathology; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Range of motion; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Thoracic Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Thoracolumbar junction; Thoracolumbar slope; Thoracolumbar spine; Young Adult; Range of motion; Thoracolumbar spine; L1; Thoracolumbar junction; CT; Alignment; TLJ; LA; SRS; T11; Healthy subjects; Thoracolumbar slope; SM; TLS; CA; BMI

Several studies have investigated the mechanical behavior of the thoracolumbar spine. However, finding an accurate reference for the normal functional local alignment and segmental motion (SM) at the thoracolumbar junction (TLJ) is challenging. Therefore, this study aimed to assess age- and sex-rela...