Comparison of lumbar sagittal alignment produced by different operative positions

Spine

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 1802-1807

  Stephens, George C ^a,c   Yoo, Jung U ^b   Wilbur, Geoffery ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

knee chest position; lumbar fusion; lumbar lordosis; sagittal plane balance; spinal instrumentation; spinal tables

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0029779007     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199608010-00016     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Anderson G, Murphy R, Ortengren R, Nachemson A. The influence of backrest inclination and lumbar support on lumbar lordosis. Spine 1979;4:52-8.
2. Bernhardt M, Bridwell K. Segmental analysis of the sagittal plane alignment of the normal thoracic and lumbar spines and thoracolumbar junction. Spine 1989;14:717-22.
3. Cochran T, Irstam L, Nachemson A. Long term anatomic and functional changes in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treated by Harrington rod fusion. Spine 1993;8:577-84.
4. DiStefano V, Klein K, Nixon J, Andrew E. Intra-operative analysis of the effects of position and body habitus on surgery of the low back: A preliminary report. Clinical Orthop 1974;99:51-6.
5. Fernand R, Fox D. Evaluation of lumbar lordosis: A prospective and retrospective study. Spine 1985;10:799-803.
6. Grabler L, Moe J, Winter R, Bradford D, Lonstein J. Loss of lumbar lordosis following surgical correction of thoracolumbar deformity. Orthop Trans 1978;2:239-44.
7. Hayes M, Tompkins S, Herndon W, et al. Clinical and radiographic evaluation of lumbosacral motion below fusion levels in idiopathic scoliosis. Spine 1988;13:1161-7.
8. Hosday C, Possoff T, Perry J. Gait abnormalities arising from iatrogenic loss of lumbar lordosis secondary to Harrington instrumentation in lumbar fractures. Spine 1983;8:501-11.
9. Orthopaedic Systems Inc. Andrews SST-3000 spinal surgery table (instruction manual). Hayword, CA: Orthopaedic Systems Inc.
10. Orthopaedic Systems Inc. Jackson JST-2000 spinal surgery table (instruction manual). Hayword, CA: Orthopaedic Systems, Inc.
11. Stagnara P, DeMouray JC, Dran G, et al. Reciprocal angulation of vertebral bodies in a sagittal plane: Approach to references in the evaluation of kyphosis and lordosis. Spine 1982;7:335-42.
12. Tarlov I. The knee-chest position for lower spinal operations. J Bone Joint Surg [Am] 1967;49:1193-4.
13. Tan SB, Kozak J, Dickson J, et al. Effect of operative position on sagittal alignment of the lumbar spine. Spine 1994;19:314-8.
14. Wambolt A, Spencer D. A segmental analysis of the distribution of lumbar lordosis in the normal spine. Orthop Trans 1987;11:92-3.
15. Wasylenko M, Skinner S, Perry J. Analysis of posture and gait following spinal fusion with Harrington instrumentation. Orthop Trans 1981;5:21-5.