The Presence of a Negative Sacral Slope in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis with Severe Thoracolumbar Kyphosis

Background Pelvic retroversion is one of the mechanisms for regulating sagittal balance in patients with a kyphotic deformity. This retroversion is limited by hip extension, which prevents the pelvis from becoming excessively retroverted, achieving a sacral slope of

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Published in:Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2014-11, Vol.96 (22), p.e188(1)-e188(6)
Main Authors: Qian, Bang-ping, MD, Jiang, Jun, MD, Qiu, Yong, MD, Wang, Bin, MD, Yu, Yang, MD, Zhu, Ze-zhang, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Bone Retroversion - diagnostic imaging
Bone Retroversion - etiology
China
Female
Humans
Kyphosis - diagnostic imaging
Kyphosis - ethnology
Kyphosis - etiology
Kyphosis - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Orthopedics
Pelvic Bones - diagnostic imaging
Pelvic Bones - pathology
Postural Balance
Radiography
Retrospective Studies
Sacrum - diagnostic imaging
Sacrum - pathology
Severity of Illness Index
Spondylitis, Ankylosing - complications
Spondylitis, Ankylosing - diagnostic imaging
Spondylitis, Ankylosing - ethnology
Spondylitis, Ankylosing - pathology
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Summary:Background Pelvic retroversion is one of the mechanisms for regulating sagittal balance in patients with a kyphotic deformity. This retroversion is limited by hip extension, which prevents the pelvis from becoming excessively retroverted, achieving a sacral slope of
ISSN:0021-9355
1535-1386
DOI:10.2106/JBJS.M.01070