Mechanisms of lumbar spine "flattening" in adult spinal deformity: defining changes in shape that occur relative to a normative population.
Renaud LafageFrank MotaMarc KhaliféThemistocles ProtopsaltisPeter G PassiasHan-Jo KimBreton LineJonathan ElyséeGregory MundisChristopher I ShaffreyChristopher P AmesEric O KlinebergMunish C GuptaDouglas C BurtonLawrence G LenkeShay BessJustin S SmithFrank J SchwabVirginie Lafagenull nullPublished 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 (2024)
As LL loss increases, the difference between ASD and normative shapes first occurs proximally and then progresses incrementally caudally. Understanding spinal contour and LL loss location may be key to achieving sustainable correction by identifying optimal and personalized postoperative shapes.