Surgeons met sagittal alignment goals in one-third of patients with adult spinal deformity

CHICAGO — Results presented here showed surgeons met preoperative sagittal alignment goals in about one-third of patients with adult spinal deformities.
Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD, and colleagues used standardized forms to collect data among 266 patients with adult spinal deformities. Researchers required the operative surgeon to document sagittal alignment goals, including sagittal vertical axis (SVA), pelvic incidence to lumbar lordosis (PI-LL) mismatch and thoracic kyphosis, prior to each surgery.
“We compared the goal alignment parameters from the respective surgeons with the

CHICAGO — Results presented here showed surgeons met preoperative sagittal alignment goals in about one-third of patients with adult spinal deformities.
Justin S. Smith, MD, PhD, and colleagues used standardized forms to collect data among 266 patients with adult spinal deformities. Researchers required the operative surgeon to document sagittal alignment goals, including sagittal vertical axis (SVA), pelvic incidence to lumbar lordosis (PI-LL) mismatch and thoracic kyphosis, prior to each surgery.
“We compared the goal alignment parameters from the respective surgeons with the