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ArticleSpine deformity2024

Sagittal spinopelvic alignment in ambulatory persons with cerebral palsy.

Stephen Plachta, Sonya B Levine, Kirsten Carlberg, Peter M Cirrincione, Michael Vitale, Lawrence G Lenke, Benjamin D Roye, Paulo R P Selber

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Article in Spine deformity, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Stephen PlachtaColumbia University Irving Medical Center, 3959 Broadway, 8th Floor North, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Sonya B LevineColumbia University Irving Medical Center, 1420 Locust St. #27Q, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, USA.
Kirsten CarlbergColumbia University Irving Medical Center, 3959 Broadway, 8th Floor North - 802A, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Peter M CirrincioneUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, 1601 Parkview Ave, Rockford, IL, 61107, USA.
Michael VitaleColumbia University Irving Medical Center, 3959 Broadway, 8th Floor North - 802, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Lawrence G LenkeColumbia University Irving Medical Center NewYork-Presbyterian Och Spine Hospital, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Benjamin D RoyeColumbia University Irving Medical Center, 3959 Broadway, 8th Floor North - 802, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Paulo R P SelberColumbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA. selberp@hss.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5530-7523
Columbia University Irving Medical Center · USColumbia University · USHospital for Special Surgery · USIllinois College · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to describe the spinopelvic alignment of a cohort of young ambulatory individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) and compare it to published spinopelvic alignment data for the typically developing adolescents.

methodsThirty-seven adolescents (18 females) with CP at GMFCS I-III were included in this retrospective case series. Lumbar lordosis and pelvic incidence were measured, and their mismatch was calculated. A model that calculates predicted lumbar lordosis based on pelvic incidence in normative data was utilized to calculate a predicted lumbar lordosis in this cohort with cerebral palsy.

resultsAt imaging, ages were mean and standard deviation 13.5 ± 3.0 years. Pelvic incidence was 46.2° ± 12.9°, pelvic tilt was 2.8° ± 9.4°, sacral slope was 43.6° ± 10.8°, and measured lumbar lordosis was 59.4° ± 11.6°. There were no differences in pelvic incidence or lumbar lordosis among the GMFCS levels; however, pelvic incidence was higher in females. Pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis mismatch greater than 10° was found in 67% of the cohort. Mean predicted lumbar lordosis based on the model was 54.7° ± 8.5°, averaging 8° less than measured lordosis.

conclusionPI-LL mismatch was identified in 67% of this cohort of ambulatory adolescents with CP, in part due to greater lordosis than predicted by a model based on data from adolescents without CP. The implications of this finding, such as the correlation between sagittal spinopelvic alignment and quality of life in this population, should be assessed further in ambulatory patients with cerebral palsy. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV-retrospective cohort study and literature comparison.

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Cerebral PalsyLordosisPelvisAdolescentChildFemaleHumansLumbar VertebraeMalePelvic BonesRadiographyRetrospective StudiesCerebral palsyLumbar lordosisPelvic incidencePelvic tilt

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