Review

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SAGITTAL BALANCE OF THE SPINE AND SPINOPELVIC PARAMETERS

  • Mustafa KARADEMİR
  • Ergün KARAVELİOĞLU
  • M. Gazi BOYACI
  • Olcay ESER

Received Date: 02.01.2014 Accepted Date: 10.02.2014 J Turk Spinal Surg 2014;25(2):139-148

This article explains the significance of the sagittal balance of the spine and the associated spinopelvic parameters. Here, the parameters related to spinal sagittal balance are the C7 plumb line, gravity line, pelvic incidence, sacral slope, and pelvic tilt angle. Degenerative spondylolisthesis, isthmic spondylolisthesis, lumbar disc herniation, pedicle subtraction osteotomy and posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) were evaluated as clinical manifestations, with spinopelvic parameters.

Keywords: Sagittal balance, spinopelvic parameters, pelvic tilt, sacral slope, pelvic inclination.