Restoring cervical lordosis by cervical extension traction methods in the treatment of cervical spine disorders: a systematic review of controlled trials

PA Oakley, NN Ehsani, IM Moustafa… - Journal of physical …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] To systematically review the literature on the use of cervical extension traction
methods for increasing cervical lordosis in those with hypolordosis and cervical spine …

Clinical and radiographic evaluation of adult spinal deformity

S Bess, TS Protopsaltis, V Lafage, R Lafage… - Clinical Spine …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Adult spinal deformity (ASD) is a complex disease comprised of different deformity types that
often involve the entire spine. Accurate assessment of ASD requires a thorough …

Impact of cervical sagittal alignment parameters on neck disability

S Iyer, VM Nemani, J Nguyen, J Elysee… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cross-sectional study Objective. Determine if pre-operative
cervical alignment serves as an independent predictor of pre-operative disability as …

Cervical mismatch: the normative value of T1 slope minus cervical lordosis and its ability to predict ideal cervical lordosis

BN Staub, R Lafage, HJ Kim, CI Shaffrey… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Numerous studies have attempted to delineate the normative value for T1S− CL
(T1 slope minus cervical lordosis) as a marker for both cervical deformity and a goal for …

The importance of C2 slope, a singular marker of cervical deformity, correlates with patient-reported outcomes

TS Protopsaltis, S Ramchandran, JC Tishelman… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospectively collected database. Objective. To
define a simplified singular measure of cervical deformity (CD), C2 slope (C2S), which …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and radiological outcome of disc arthroplasty for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy

P Obid, A Rakow, GM Lang, W Marx… - Journal of Personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction: The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and radiological results of
cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) …

Principal radiographic characteristics for cervical spinal deformity: a health-related quality-of-life analysis

H Bao, J Varghese, R Lafage, B Liabaud, B Diebo… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. The aim of this study was to propose
radiographic characteristics of patients with cervical disability and to investigate the relevant …

Analysis of successful versus failed radiographic outcomes after cervical deformity surgery

TS Protopsaltis, S Ramchandran, DK Hamilton… - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Prospective multicenter cohort study with consecutive enrollment. Objective.
To evaluate preoperative alignment and surgical factors associated with suboptimal early …

Novel angular measures of cervical deformity account for upper cervical compensation and sagittal alignment

TS Protopsaltis, R Lafage, S Vira, D Sciubba… - Clinical spine …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This is a retrospective review of a prospective multicenter database.
Objective: This study introduces 2 new cervical alignment measures accounting for both …

Impact of frailty and cervical radiographic parameters on postoperative dysphagia following anterior cervical spine surgery

T Asada, S Singh, O Maayan, P Shahi, N Singh… - Spine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospectively collected registry. Objective. The
purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of frailty and radiographical …