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ArticleAsian spine journal2022

Relationship between Sagittal Alignment and Anterior Bony Resorption of Cervical Vertebral Body in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Ki-Tack Kim, Kee-Yong Ha, Yong-Chan Kim, Keun-Ho Lee, Sang-Il Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Min Kim

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Ki-Tack KimDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kee-Yong HaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yong-Chan KimDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Keun-Ho LeeDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
Sang-Il KimDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Young-Hoon KimDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Sung-Min KimDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong · KRCatholic University of Korea · KRHallym University · KR

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designThis is a retrospective comparative cohort study. PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence of anterior resorption of the cervical spine in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and its relationship with sagittal alignment. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: This study believes that no published reports exist regarding the relationship between anterior resorption and spinopelvic alignment.

methodsThis retrospective study included 238 patients with AS who underwent surgical correction for thoracolumbar kyphosis. Of these, 80 patients with complete subaxial ankylosis were selected and divided into two groups: groups 1 (consisting of 28 patients with anterior bony resorption) and 2 (consisting of 52 patients without anterior resorption). Cervical sagittal parameters were analyzed and compared between the two groups.

resultsThe average lateral diameter measured in patients with C5 anterior resorption was 84.2%±7.8% (62.4%-96.8%). Cervical lordosis was 8.7°±13.4° and 10.9°±11.5° in groups 1 and 2 (p=0.556), respectively. No significant differences were noted between the two groups on spinopelvic alignment in the T1 slope (52.2°±11.1° and 53.3°±9.9° in groups 1 and 2, respectively; p=0.742), C2-C7 sagittal vertical axis (SVA; 6.2±1.7 cm and 6.2±1.8 cm in groups 1 and 2, respectively; p=0.978), C7 SVA (14.3±4.9 cm and 14.6±6.2 cm in groups 1 and 2, respectively; p=0.823), or T1 pelvic angle (27.1°±8.9° and 31.6°±11.2° in groups 1 and 2, respectively; p=0.382). Correlation analyses were significant between the extent of anterior resorption and sagittal parameters, C2-C7 lordosis (R2=-0.428, p=0.021), and T1-T4 kyphosis (R2=-0.375, p=0.045).

conclusionsAnterior bony resorption could develop by stress concentration. However, the development was not related to the sagittal alignment. The particular segments involved in developing anterior resorption varied, possibly because of their dependence on the preceding pattern of ankylosis.

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Ankylosing spondylitisAnterior resorptionCervical vertebraeSagittal alignment

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