The importance of sagittal balance: How good is the evidence?

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-103

  Angevine, Peter D ^a   Mccormick, Paul C ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; SACRUM; SAGITTAL BALANCE; SPINE DISEASE; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; SPINAL CURVATURES;

EID: 33847787803     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2007.6.2.101     Document Type: Editorial

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