Variation of cervical sagittal alignment parameters according to gender, pelvic incidence and age.
Yann-Philippe CharlesSolène ProstSébastien PesentiBrice IlharrebordeEloïse BauduinFéthi LaouissatGuillaume RiouallonStéphane WolffVincent ChallierIbrahim ObeidLouis BoissièreEmmanuelle FerreroFederico SollaJean-Charles Le HuecStéphane BourretJoe FaddoulGeorges Naïm Abi LahoudVincent FièreMichiel Vande KerckhoveMatthieu CampanaJonathan LebharHadrien GiorgiAymeric FaureErik André SauleauBenjamin Blondelnull 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 (2022)
Cervical alignment parameters vary according to age, gender and PI. In the cranial cervical spine, changes occur mainly during growth. In the caudal cervical spine, lordosis increases in the caudal arch, which is related to thoracic kyphosis increase with age. The caudal cervical arch acts as a compensatory segment by progressive extension, allowing horizontal gaze.