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Cervical Spine Alignment in the Sagittal Axis: A Review of the Best Validated Measures in Clinical Practice

Global Spine Journal, 2020
Study Design: Review of the best-validated measures of cervical spine alignment in the sagittal axis. Objective: Describe the C2-C7 Cobb Angle, C2-C7 sagittal vertical axis, chin-brow to vertical angle, T1 slope minus C2-C7 lordosis, C2 slope, and ...
Michael L. Martini, Sean N. Neifert, E. Chapman, Thomas E. Mroz, Jonathan J Rasouli   +4 more
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Innovations in cervical spine trauma: Developing the next generation upper cervical spine injury classification system

Indian Spine Journal, 2022
The upper cervical spine not only consists of intricate bony and ligamentous anatomy affording unique flexibility but also has increased susceptibility to injuries.
Brian A Karamian, Hannah A Levy, Paul D Minetos, Michael L Smith, Alexander R Vaccaro   +4 more
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Sagittal alignment of the cervical spine: do we know enough for successful surgery?

Journal of Spine Surgery, 2020
Over the past decade, there has been growing interest in the sagittal alignment of the cervical spine and its correlation to clinical outcomes. It is now known that cervical lordosis is not universally physiological and should not be pursued in all ...
A. Teo, A. Thomas, H. Hey
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Personalised gravitational loading of the cervical spine from biplanar X-rays for asymptomatic and clinical subjects in neutral standing position [PDF]

, 2022
Background As a leading cause of disability with a high societal and economic cost, it is crucial to better understand risk factors of neck pain and surgical complications.
LAPORTE, Sébastien, MUTH-SENG, Christophe, HUNEIDI, Maxime, HEIDSIECK, Cécile, SKALLI, Wafa, LE COZ, Jean-Yves, GILLE, Olivier   +6 more
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A review of cervical spine alignment in the normal and degenerative spine.

Journal of Spine Surgery, 2020
With recent advancements in surgical spine technology and techniques, the importance of regional and global spine alignment has become an important factor in surgical planning.
Parthik D. Patel, G. Arutyunyan, Kyle Plusch, A. Vaccaro, A. Vaccaro   +4 more
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The impact of ossification spread on cervical spine function in patients with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament

Scientific Reports, 2021
Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) is a progressive disease. The bridging of ossified lesions to the vertebral body gradually increases, thereby decreasing the mobility of the cervical spine; thus, cervical spine function may ...
Keiichi Katsumi, Takashi Hirai, Toshitaka Yoshii, Satoshi Maki, Kanji Mori, Narihito Nagoshi, Soraya Nishimura, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Shuta Ushio, Takeo Furuya, Kei Watanabe, Norihiro Nishida, Kota Watanabe, Takashi Kaito, Satoshi Kato, Katsuya Nagashima, Masao Koda, Kenyu Ito, Shiro Imagama, Yuji Matsuoka, Kanichiro Wada, Atsushi Kimura, Tetsuro Ohba, Hiroyuki Katoh, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Hiroshi Ozawa, Hirotaka Haro, Katsushi Takeshita, Masahiko Watanabe, Morio Matsumoto, Masaya Nakamura, Masashi Yamazaki, Atsushi Okawa, Yoshiharu Kawaguchi   +33 more
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Cervical spine alignment, sagittal deformity, and clinical implications: a review.

Journal of Neurosurgery : Spine, 2013
This paper is a narrative review of normal cervical alignment, methods for quantifying alignment, and how alignment is associated with cervical deformity, myelopathy, and adjacent-segment disease (ASD), with discussions of health-related quality of life (
J. Scheer, Jessica A. Tang, Justin S. Smith, Frank L. Acosta, T. Protopsaltis, B. Blondel, S. Bess, C. Shaffrey, V. Deviren, V. Lafage, F. Schwab, C. Ames   +11 more
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Simple Erosion Narrowing Score of the hands as a predictor of cervical spine subluxation in rheumatoid arthritis

South African Journal of Radiology, 2020
Background: Involvement of the cervical spine is common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and can lead to devastating or even fatal consequences.
Eric Gous, Mahmood M.T.M. Ally, Pieter W.A. Meyer, Farhana E. Suleman   +3 more
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Dysphagia Precipitated by Cervical Lordosis in the Aged

Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2022
A lordotic curve of the cervical spine in the aged is a physiological curvature of the cervical spine. The swallowing disorder precipitated by lordosis of the cervical spine in the aged, the swallowing function and intervention were reported on.
Kiminori Sato MD, PhD, Shun-ichi Chitose MD, Kiminobu Sato MD, Fumihiko Sato MD, Takeharu Ono MD, Hirohito Umeno MD   +5 more
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Regional and experiential differences in surgeon preference for the treatment of cervical facet injuries: a case study survey with the AO Spine Cervical Classification Validation Group [PDF]

, 2021
Purpose: The management of cervical facet dislocation injuries remains controversial. The main purpose of this investigation was to identify whether a surgeon’s geographic location or years in practice influences their preferred management of traumatic ...
AO Spine Cervical Classification Validation Group
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