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Objective To define a novel radiographic measurement, the posterior cranial vertical line (PCVL), in an asymptomatic adult population to better understand global sagittal alignment.
Methods We performed a multicenter retrospective review of prospectively collected radiographic data on asymptomatic volunteers aged 20–79. The PCVL is a vertical plumb line drawn from the posterior-most aspect of the occiput. The horizontal distances of the PCVL to the thoracic apex (TA), posterior sagittal vertical line (PSVL, posterosuperior endplate of S1), femoral head center, and tibial plafond were measured. Classification was either grade 1 (PCVL posterior to TA and PSVL), grade 2 (PCVL anterior to TA and posterior to PSVL), or grade 3 (PCVL anterior to TA and PSVL).
Results Three hundred thirty-four asymptomatic patients were evaluated with a mean age of 41 years. Eighty-three percent of subjects were PCVL grade 1, 15% were grade 2, and 3% were grade 3. Increasing PCVL grade was associated with increased age (p < 0.001), C7–S1 sagittal vertical axis (SVA) (p < 0.001), C2–7 SVA (p < 0.001). Additionally, it was associated with decreased SS (p = 0.045), increased PT (p < 0.001), and increased knee flexion (p < 0.001).
Conclusion The PCVL is a radiographic marker of global sagittal alignment that is simple to implement and interpret. Increasing PCVL grade was significantly associated with expected changes and compensatory mechanisms in the aging population. Most importantly, it incorporates cervical alignment parameters such as C2–7 SVA. The PCVL defines global sagittal alignment in adult volunteers and naturally distributes into 3 grades, with only 3% being grade 3 where the PCVL lies anterior to the TA and PSVL.
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Methods We processed the système national des données de santé (SNDS) i.e. , the French national administrative medical database to retrieve appropriate cases. We analysed the International Classification of Diseases 10 codes to assess the FO. Logistic models were implemented to search for variables associated with a favourable FO i.e. , a patient being independent at home without disabling symptom.
Results A total of 2,844 patients were identified of which 79.1% were female. Median age at surgery was 66 years, interquartile range (IQR) (56–75). Ninety-five point nine percent of the SMs were removed through a posterior ± lateral approach and 0.7% need an associated stabilisation. Benign meningioma represented 92.9% and malignant 2.1%. Median follow-up was 5.5 years, IQR (2.1–8), and at data collection 9% had died. The FO was good and increased along the follow-up: 84.3% of the patients were alive and had not associated symptoms at one year, 85.9% at 2 and 86.8% at 3 years. Nonetheless, 3 years after the surgery 9.8% of the alive patients still presented at least one disabling symptom of which 2.7% motor deficit, 3.3% bladder control problem, and 2.5% gait disturbance. One point seven percent were care-provider dependent and 2.1% chair or bedfast. In the multivariable logistic regression an older age at surgery (odds ratio [OR], 0.37; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.29–0.47, p < 0.001), a high level of comorbidities (OR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.66–0.75, p < 0.001), and an aggressive tumor (OR, 0.49; 95% CI, 0.33–0.73; p < 0.001) were associated with a worse FO.
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Although cervical spinal deformity (CSD) can have a profoundly negative impact on an individual’s quality of life and there have been many advances in surgical treatment of CSD in recent years, there exists no comprehensive classification system of surgical treatment that categorizes anterior and posterior surgery separately according to the grade of surgery. The objective of this study is to introduce the new classification system of various surgical treatments for CSD. We developed a new classification system (SOF system) for CSD surgery that describes the sequence of surgical approach (S), the grade of osteotomy (O), and the information of fixation (F) using alphanumeric codes. This new classification system can provide a consistent description of the various osteotomies performed in CSD surgery. Especially, regarding research, there has been a clear benefit to this classification. Having a standardized classification that allows for common frame for cervical deformity correction surgery, communication between surgeons and the evaluation of the CSD surgeries make it possible to conduct global comparative research about surgical outcome.
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