Neutral upright sagittal spinal alignment from the occiput to the pelvis in asymptomatic adults: A review and resynthesis of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-112

  Kuntz IV, Charles ^a,b,e   Levin, Linda S ^a   Ondra, Stephen L ^c   Shaffrey, Christopher I ^d   Morgan, Chad J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e Neuroscience Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Sagittal alignment; Sagittal angle; Sagittal balance; Spinal alignment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTHOR; BODY POSITION; CALCULATION; CERVICAL SPINE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LANGUAGE; LITERATURE; LORDOSIS; MALE; NEUTRAL UPRIGHT SAGITTAL SPINAL ALIGNMENT; OCCIPITAL BONE; PELVIS; SPINE DISEASE; VOLUNTEER; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SACRUM;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; SACRUM; SPINAL CURVATURES;

EID: 33847769272     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2007.6.2.104     Document Type: Article

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