Age-related changes in cervical sagittal alignment: based on 625 Chinese asymptomatic subjects

• Published in: European spine journal Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 1607 - 1615
• Main Authors: Wang, Zheng, Liu, Xu, Hu, Xinli, Cui, Peng, Wang, Wei, Kong, Chao, Lu, Shibao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age; Age Factors; Age groups; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asymptomatic Diseases; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Databases, Factual; Degeneration; East Asian People; Female; Humans; Lordosis; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neck; Neurosurgery; Original Article; Retrospective Studies; Skull; Surgical Orthopedics; Variance analysis; Sagittal alignment; Cranial arch; Caudal arch; Cervical spine; Age

Purpose This work aimed to provide a comprehensive description of cervical alignment including cranial arch and caudal arch according to age, thus offering a reference database for cervical deformity treatment. Methods Total 150 males and 475 females aged at 48–88 were enrolled from August 2021 to M...