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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2021

Assessment of sagittal spinopelvic parameters in a Taiwanese population with spondylolysis by the EOS imaging system: a retrospective radiological analysis.

Hao-Chun Chuang, Yu-Hsiang Tseng, Yueh Chen, Po-Hsin Chou, Wei-Lun Chang, Pei-Fang Su, Cheng-Li Lin

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Hao-Chun ChuangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.138, Sheng-Li Road, 70428, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9408-0651
Yu-Hsiang TsengDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yueh ChenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sin Lau Christian Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2745-1210
Po-Hsin ChouDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5899-1124
Wei-Lun ChangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.138, Sheng-Li Road, 70428, Tainan, Taiwan.
Pei-Fang SuDepartment of Statistics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Cheng-Li LinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.138, Sheng-Li Road, 70428, Tainan, Taiwan. jengli94@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7315-7709

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Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan MOST 109-2314-B-006-020
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backgroundThe impact of sagittal spinopelvic alignment on spondylolysis is well established in Caucasian populations. However, prior studies suggest that people from different ethnological backgrounds showed divergence, and a few studies that focused on Asian populations reported conflicting results. The aim of this study is to use the EOS imaging system to evaluate the spinopelvic parameters of spondylolysis patients, and their relationship with spondylolisthesis, disc degeneration, and age in a Taiwanese population.

methodsRadiographic sagittal spinopelvic parameters for 45 spondylolysis patients and 32 healthy people were evaluated, including pelvic incidence (PI), sacral slope (SS), pelvic tilt (PT), thoracic kyphosis (TK), and lumbar lordosis (LL). The spinopelvic parameters were compared between spondylolytic and control groups. These parameters were further compared between spondylolytic subjects with and without spondylolisthesis, with and without high-grade disc degeneration, and young (< 30 years old) and middle-aged.

resultsThe PI and LL of the spondylolytic group (52.6°±12.0° and 41.3°±15.2°) were significantly higher than those of the healthy control group (47.16°±7.95° and 28.22°±10.65°). Further analysis of the spondylolytic patients revealed that those with high-grade disc degeneration were more prone to spondylolisthesis (92.3 %) compared to those without (50 %; p = 0.001). The middle-aged group had significantly higher rates of spondylolisthesis (80 %) and high-grade disc degeneration (52.4 %) compared with those for the young group (45 and 16.7 %, respectively; p = 0.017 and 0.047, respectively). No statistically significant difference in the sagittal spinopelvic parameters was found when spondylolytic patients were divided according to the occurrence of spondylolisthesis or high-grade disc degeneration.

conclusionsIn a Taiwanese population, PI and LL were significantly larger in spondylolytic patients. Disc degeneration and age were associated with the occurrence of spondylolisthesis. Ethnological differences should thus be taken into account when making clinical decisions regarding spondylolysis in a Taiwanese population.

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LordosisSpondylolisthesisSpondylolysisAdultHumansLumbar VertebraeMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRadiographySpinopelvic alignmentSpinopelvic parameterSpondylolisthesisSpondylolysis

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