Physiological variations in the sagittal spine alignment in an asymptomatic elderly population

• Published in: The spine journal Vol. 19; no. 11; pp. 1840 - 1849
• Main Authors: Bassani, Tito, Galbusera, Fabio, Luca, Andrea, Lovi, Alessio, Gallazzi, Enrico, Brayda-Bruno, Marco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Aged - physiology; Aged, 80 and over; Asymptomatic Diseases; Asymptomatic elderly subjects; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; France; Humans; Kyphosis - diagnostic imaging; Kyphosis - physiopathology; Lordosis - diagnostic imaging; Lordosis - physiopathology; Low-dose radiography; Male; Middle Aged; Normative ranges; Pelvis - diagnostic imaging; Pelvis - physiology; Prospective Studies; Radiography; Reference Values; Roussouly classification; Sacrum - diagnostic imaging; Sacrum - physiology; Scoliosis - diagnostic imaging; Scoliosis - physiopathology; Spine - diagnostic imaging; Spine - physiology; Spine - physiopathology; Spine sagittal alignment; Standing Position; Whole Body Imaging; France; Normative ranges; Roussouly classification; Spine sagittal alignment; Asymptomatic elderly subjects; Low-dose radiography

Sagittal plane alignment is of crucial importance for the treatment of spinal deformities. When planning corrective strategies, spine surgeons need to refer to normative parameters’ ranges which characterize the alignment in the asymptomatic population. Changes are known to occur with age. For the C...