Correlation between the apex of lumbar lordosis and pelvic incidence in asymptomatic adult

• Published in: European spine journal Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 420 - 427
• Main Authors: Pan, Changyu, Wang, Guodong, Sun, Jianmin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Humans; Lordosis - diagnostic imaging; Lordosis - epidemiology; Lordosis - pathology; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurosurgery; Original Article; Pelvis - diagnostic imaging; Pelvis - pathology; Prediction models; Radiography; Spine (lumbar); Surgical Orthopedics; Apex of lumbar lordosis; Spino-pelvic sagittal balance; Asymptomatic adults; Lumbar lordosis; Pelvic incidence

Purpose The objective of this study was to test the correlation between the apex of lumbar lordosis (LLA) and pelvic incidence (PI) in asymptomatic adults, and to establish predictive formulae based on the PI to obtain the reference values of lumbar sagittal parameters. Methods A cohort of 183 asymp...