ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2020
Low lordosis is a common finding in young lumbar disc herniation patients.
Article in Journal of experimental orthopaedics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Clinical study of PEID in the treatment of LDH based on the position relationship between nucleus pulposus of lumbar disc herniation and compressed nerve root.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 · 2026Trial
- Comparison of radiographic parameters between sciatic scoliosis and Lenke 5/6 type idiopathic scoliosis in young patients: a LASSO and nomogram analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Changes in Fall Risk After Total Hip Arthroplasty for Dysplastic Hip Osteoarthritis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- A New Perspective on Lumbar Disc Herniation Management Using Prone Knee Extension.Case reports in medicine · 2026Article
- Are traditional spinopelvic risk factors relevant for young adults undergoing total hip arthroplasty?Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Association of Spinopelvic Anatomy with the Level of Lumbar Disc Herniation.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Serum bone turnover biomarkers in early postoperative period related to the spontaneous resolution of disc herniation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Supine Bridge Exercise for Low Back Pain: A Fascial Approach for Movement Impairment Syndromes (Part II).Cureus · 2025Review
- Associations between vertebral bone marrow fat and sagittal spine alignment as assessed by chemical shift-encoding-based water-fat MRI.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
Abstract
purposeThe sagittal alignment of the lumbar spine and pelvis can be classified into several subtypes. It has been suggested that the risk of developing certain pathologies, such as a lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is affected by spinal sagittal profiles. The main aim of this study was to investigate the sagittal profile in young patients surgically treated for a lumbar disc herniation and if a discectomy would alter the sagittal parameters.
methodsSixteen active young patients (mean age 18.3 ± 3.2 SD) with a lumbar disc herniation having a discectomy were included. A classification according to Roussouly of the sagittal parameters was made by two senior spinal surgeons, both pre-operatively and post-operatively on radiographs. The distribution of sagittal parameters and spinopelvic profiles were analysed and compared to a previous established healthy normal population.
resultsThis series of active young patients with LDH exhibited a low lumbar lordosis dominance, with Roussouly sagittal profiles type 1 and type 2 accounting for more than 75% of the examined patients. An analysis of the erect radiographs revealed no significant changes in the post-operative sagittal profile.
conclusionsThis study showed that sagittal spinal alignment according to Roussouly in a young population with LDH is skewed compared with a normal population cohort. Furthermore, the lack of post-operative correction is suggestive of a non-ephemeral response to a LDH. Roussouly type 2 spinal sagittal profile may be a risk factor in young individuals suffering a disc herniation.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.