Disc Versus Vertebral Body Contribution to Lumbar Lordosis in Asymptomatic Subjects

• Published in: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 50; no. 15; p. 1074
• Main Authors: Khalifé, Marc, Lafage, Renaud, Ferrero, Emmanuelle, Elysée, Jonathan, Assi, Ayman, Gille, Olivier, Finoco, Mikael, Skalli, Wafa, Guigui, Pierre, Vergari, Claudio, Lafage, Virginie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2025
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Female; Humans; Intervertebral Disc - diagnostic imaging; Lordosis - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Vertebral Body - diagnostic imaging; Young Adult; pelvic incidence; Lumbar lordosis; aging; sagittal alignment; vertebral body; lumbar disc

Retrospective study of a multicentric prospective database. This study aimed to describe the relative contribution of vertebral bodies versus discs to lumbar lordosis and its variation with age and pelvic incidence. While studies sought to determine the physiological magnitude and distribution of lu...