The Reliabilities of Radiographic Measurements of Cervical Sagittal Alignment in Ankylosing Spondylitis

• Published in: Clinical spine surgery Vol. 29; no. 6; p. E282
• Main Authors: Shin, Jong Ki, Lee, Jung Sub, Kang, Sung Shik, Lee, Jae Myung, Youn, Bu Hyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Radiography - methods; Reproducibility of Results; Spondylitis, Ankylosing - diagnostic imaging; Statistics as Topic

This is a prospective study design. To test the interobserver and intraobserver reliabilities of 5 specific measures of global cervical sagittal alignment in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to suggest a better means of measuring cervical sagittal alignment. The intraobserver and inter...