ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2019
Cervical kyphosis in asymptomatic populations: incidence, risk factors, and its relationship with health-related quality of life.
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- Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Sagittal Cervical Spine Alignment: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Correlation between kinematic sagittal parameters of the cervical lordosis or head posture and disc degeneration in patients with posterior neck pain.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2021Article
- Predictors of poor outcome in cervical spondylotic myelopathy patients underwent anterior hybrid approach: focusing on change of local kyphosis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundCervical kyphosis has been pointed out in asymptomatic populations. The purposes of this study were (1) to investigate the incidence of cervical kyphosis in asymptomatic populations, (2) to identify risk factors related to cervical kyphosis, and (3) to assess the relationship between cervical kyphosis and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
methodsA cohort of 235 asymptomatic volunteers' records was retrospectively analyzed. Radiographic parameters of the coronal and sagittal planes were measured in the full-length spine x-ray. All patients were classified into two groups based on the cervical lordosis angle: cervical lordosis (CL) and cervical kyphosis (CK). HRQOL was evaluated by EQ-5D and SF-36 (PCS and MCS) questionnaires.
resultsCK was observed in 90 of 235 (38.3%) participants. There was a significant difference with regard to age between volunteers with CK and CL (32.23 ± 8.12 vs. 42.12 ± 6.14, p < 0.05). Several parameters had a significant relationship with CK, including TK, T1 slope, TIA, SVA, and CT. Logistic regression analysis identified age, TK, T1 slope, and SVA as independent risk factors of CK. In addition, there was a negative correlation between CK and the parameters of HRQOL (EQ-5D, - 0.63; PCS, - 0.68; MCS, - 0.59).
conclusionsThe incidence of CK in normal populations is 38.3%. Some spinal parameters are related to CK. CK is associated with the HRQOL.
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