Evidence showing the relationship between sagittal balance and clinical outcomes in surgical treatment of degenerative spinal diseases: a literature review

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 87-95

  Le Huec, Jean Charles ^a   Faundez, Antonio ^b   Dominguez, Dennis ^b   Hoffmeyer, Pierre ^b   Aunoble, Stéphane ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Degenerative spinal disease; Degenerative spondylolisthesis; Lumbar degenerative disc disease; Lumbar lordosis; Sagittal balance; Spine fusion; Spinopelvic parameters

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE SPINAL DISEASE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FEMALE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PELVIS; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; SACRUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PELVIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTURAL BALANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SACRUM; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84920794809     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: 14325195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-014-2516-6     Document Type: Review

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