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ArticleOrthopaedic surgery2022

Correlation between C7-T1 Intervertebral Foramen Area and Sagittal Parameters in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.

Lilong Zhang, Zijian Cui, Chen Yuan, Xueli Zhang, Zhishuai Ren, Wei Wang, Ping Xia, Rusen Zhu

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  1. Digital tomosynthesis enhances cervicothoracic sagittal alignment assessment: are cervicothoracic sagittal parameters correlated with the occurrence of cervical spondylotic myelopathy?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 · 2025
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Lilong ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, China.
Zijian CuiDepartment of Spine Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0493-2107
Chen YuanDepartment of Information, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, China.
Xueli ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, China.
Zhishuai RenDepartment of Spine Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, China.
Wei WangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Minda Hospital Affiliated to Hubei University for Nationalities, Enshi, China.
Ping XiaGraduate School, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Rusen ZhuDepartment of Spine Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, China.
Minda Hospital · CNNankai University · CNTianjin People's Hospital · CN

Funding

Tianjin Key Medical Discipline(Specialty) Construction Project TJYXZDXK-063B
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is an incomplete spinal cord injury characterized with pain and stiffness in the neck and motor and sensory dysfunction. This study aims to determine whether C7-T1 intervertebral foramen area could be used as a parameter to evaluate the sagittal curvature of cervical spine.

methodsPatients with clinical manifestations of spinal cord compression were hospitalized in our hospital from September 2018 to August 2019. All patients were diagnosed with CSM by nuclear magnetic imaging and other imaging methods. C2-C7 Cobb angle and T1 slop (T1S) were measured on the sagittal, T2-weighted magnetic resonance image of cervical spine, and C7-T1 intervertebral foramen area were measured using oblique cervical spine X-rays. Patients were divided into two groups according to the value of C2-C7 Cobb angle, including lordosis group (C2-C7 Cobb angle >10°, n = 45) and straight group (C2-7 Cobb angle ≤10°, n = 55). The reliability of the data was evaluated by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), and the correlation of the imaging parameters was analyzed by Pearson correlation.

resultsA total of 100 patients diagnosed with CSM hospitalized in our department were included. The ICC of the cervical parameters was 0.73. C7-T1 intervertebral foramen area was 40.69 ± 11.44 and 39.95 ± 10.94 mm

conclusionC7-T1 intervertebral foramen area measured by oblique X-ray could be an effective method to evaluate the sagittal balance of cervical vertebrae for CSM patients with cervical lordosis.

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LordosisSpinal Cord DiseasesCervical VertebraeHumansRadiographyReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesCervical sagittal parametersCervical spondylotic myelopathyCorrelation analysisIntervertebral foramen area

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PMID36120819
PMCPMC9627045
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