Middle-column gap balancing and middle-column mismatch in spinal reconstructive surgery

PC McAFEE, B Cunningham, K Mullinex… - International Journal of …, 2018 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Middle-column gap balancing (MCGB) is a reference measurement of the path
of the posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL), which is reconstructed under tension and …

Middle column gap balancing to predict optimal anterior structural support and spinal height in spinal reconstructive surgery

PC McAfee, L Eiserman, BW Cunningham, KA Mullinix… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Atotal of 24 patients with normal flexion-extension cervical radiographs and a second group
of 22 consecutive patients with multilevel deformities had middle column gap balancing …

[HTML][HTML] Spinal deformity surgery: a critical review of alignment and balance

M Pumberger, H Schmidt, M Putzier - Asian spine journal, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Correction of the overall coronal and/or sagittal plane deformities is one of the main
predictors of successful spinal surgery. In routine clinical practice, spinal alignment is …

[HTML][HTML] Restoration of sagittal balance in spinal deformity surgery

MC Makhni, JN Shillingford, JL Laratta… - Journal of Korean …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prevalence of patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) has been reported as high as
68%. ASD often leads to significant pain and disability. Recent emphasis has been placed …

The Impact of Reciprocal Regional Alignment Changes Distant from the Site of Spinal Osteotomies Affects Post-Operative Spinal Balance: E-Poster# 10

V Lafage, FJ Schwab, O Boachie-Adjei… - Spine Journal …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
00152232-200910003-00151AbstractSpine: Affiliated Society Meeting AbstractsSpine:
Affiliated Society Meeting Abstracts© 2009 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. 10September …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of instrumentation failures after three column osteotomies of the spine

N Kavadi, RA Tallarico, WF Lavelle - Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders, 2017 - Springer
Background Correction of fixed spinal imbalance in a sagittal and/or coronal plane
frequently needs a tricolumnar wedge resection when the deformity is rigid. Complications …

Anterior column realignment from a lateral approach for the treatment of severe sagittal imbalance: a retrospective radiographic study

P Berjano, R Cecchinato, A Sinigaglia… - European Spine …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Adult deformity combined with sagittal malalignment is a pathology that
decreases patient's quality of life and that requires surgical correction to achieve clinical …

Mathematical calculation of pedicle subtraction osteotomy size to allow precision correction of fixed sagittal deformity

SL Ondra, S Marzouk, T Koski, F Silva, S Salehi - Spine, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. This is a retrospective review of 15 consecutive fixed sagittal plane deformity
patients who have undergone pedicle subtraction osteotomies. The focus of this article is the …

Relationship between T1 slope and cervical alignment following multilevel posterior cervical fusion surgery: impact of T1 slope minus cervical lordosis

SJ Hyun, KJ Kim, TA Jahng, HJ Kim - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. To assess the relationship between sagittal
alignment of the cervical spine and patient-reported health-related quality-of-life scores …

[HTML][HTML] Spinopelvic sagittal realignment and incidence of adjacent segment disease after single-segment posterior lumbar inter-body fusion using 12° lordotic cages …

T Matsumoto, S Okuda, Y Nagamoto… - Journal of Spine …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The importance of spinopelvic sagittal alignment for adjacent segment disease
(ASD) after lumbar fusion surgery has been reported. However, no longitudinal cohort …