Effect of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae on sagittal balance of lumbo-pelvic complexity assessed by quantitative whole-body CT imaging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The variation at the lumbosacral junction certainly results in occult alignment changes in the lumbo-pelvic complexity (LPC). This retrospective case-control study aims to investigate the influences of lumbosacral transitional vertebrae (LSTV) on sagittal lumbo-pelvic balance assessment and provide some recommendations for preoperative imaging evaluation.

Methods

Based on whole-body computed tomography (CT) images, a total of 210 individuals with complete segmentation anomalies of LSTV were included and divided into 23 presacral vertebrae (PSV) (sacralization, n=102), 25 PSV (lumbarization, n=108). The control group with 24 PSV (normal, n=100) was matched by age and gender. Sagittal lumbo-pelvic parameters including pelvic incidence (PI), pelvic tilt (PT), sacral

SUBMITTER: Zhou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10722060 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature