Characteristics of cervical sagittal parameters in healthy cervical spine adults and patients with cervical disc degeneration

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 37 - 6
• Main Authors: Xing, Rong, Liu, Wangmi, Li, Xilei, Jiang, Libo, Yishakea, Mumingjiang, Dong, Jian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 02.02.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Cervical disc degeneration; Cervical sagittal alignment; Cervical sagittal parameter; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Degeneration (Pathology); Female; Health aspects; Humans; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - diagnostic imaging; Male; Radiograph; Retrospective Studies; Spine; T1 slope; Young Adult; Radiograph; Cervical sagittal parameter; Cervical sagittal alignment; Cervical disc degeneration; T1 slope

The cervical sagittal parameters of the normal population and the impact of disc degeneration on cervical sagittal alignment have not been clearly defined yet. This study is applied to investigate the characteristics and relationships of cervical sagittal parameters in normal adults and patients wit...