Coronal and sagittal spinal alignment in lumbar disc herniation with scoliosis and trunk shift

• Published in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 264 - 6
• Main Authors: Wu, Weifei, Chen, Ying, Yu, Ling, Li, Fei, Guo, Weichun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.08.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; CAT scans; Complications and side effects; Diagnosis; Diagnostic imaging; Female; Humans; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - diagnostic imaging; Intervertebral Disc Displacement - physiopathology; Intervertebral disk displacement; Kyphosis; Lordosis; Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Lumbar Vertebrae - physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Posture - physiology; Sacrum - diagnostic imaging; Sacrum - physiology; Scoliosis; Scoliosis - diagnostic imaging; Scoliosis - physiopathology; Thoracic Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Thoracic Vertebrae - physiology; Tomography; Young Adult; China

To investigate the incidence of scoliosis and trunk shift in patients with LDH (lumbar disc herniation) and analyze the differences in spinopelvic alignment among patients with or without trunk shift and non-symptom controls. All included subjects had standard upright antero-posterior and lateral ra...