The Obeid-coronal malalignment classification is reliable and helps guiding decision-making and surgical management of adult spinal deformities: letter to the editor of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

A recently published article by Zhang et al. in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders reported that the classification of coronal deformity based on preoperative global coronal malalignment for adult spinal deformity is questionable. The aim of the paper was to specifically discredit the Obeid-Coronal Malal...

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Published in:	BMC musculoskeletal disorders 2023-02, Vol.24 (1), p.145-145, Article 145
Main Authors:	Bourghli, Anouar, Boissière, Louis, Obeid, Ibrahim
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adult Algorithms Classification Coronal malalignment Correspondence Decision making Humans Musculoskeletal diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases - diagnosis Musculoskeletal Diseases - surgery Obeid classification Osteotomy Retrospective Studies Spinal deformity Surgeons Surgery X-rays
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Summary:	A recently published article by Zhang et al. in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders reported that the classification of coronal deformity based on preoperative global coronal malalignment for adult spinal deformity is questionable. The aim of the paper was to specifically discredit the Obeid-Coronal Malalignment (O-CM) classification. In this correspondence, we thought it judicious to clarify misunderstood concepts by the authors. We highlight several limitations of their study, and explain the deep interest of the classification from our perspective in order to avoid misleading the readers. Overarching, we aim to help the colleagues through a constructive rather than destructive approach to better understand the foundations of a coronal malalignment classification.
ISSN:	1471-2474 1471-2474