Impact of cervical sagittal balance and cervical spine alignment on craniocervical junction motion: an analysis using upright multi-positional MRI.
Permsak PaholpakAndrew VegaBlake FormanekKoji TamaiJeffrey C WangZorica BuserPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)
Cervical sagittal alignment affected craniocervical junction motion with the head exhibiting greater extension and motion in the cervical sagittal imbalance and cervical kyphosis groups. Motion of the head in relation to C2 can be used to predict the cervical sagittal alignment.