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Sagittal Balance Concept: Radiological Measurement Parameters

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Sagittal balance is a subject which has come to the forefront of our understanding of spine biomechanics. The more the population ages, the more degenerative spinal changes have an important impact on quality of life. The purpose of this chapter is to introduce the reader to the basics of spinopelvic balance, to define the main parameters of sagittal balance, and to show how the human body adapts to compensate for deformities in order to keep the trunk balanced.

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  1. Clínica Phitris, São Paulo, Brazil

    Theophilo Asfora Lins

  2. Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil

    Theophilo Asfora Lins

  3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil

    Guilherme Augusto Foizer

  4. Spine Surgery at Hospital Adventista de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Guilherme Augusto Foizer

  5. Department of Neurosurgery, Sanford School of Medicine, Sanford Neurosurgery and Spine, University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD, USA

    Wilson T. Asfora

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Lins, T.A., Foizer, G.A., Asfora, W.T. (2023). Sagittal Balance Concept: Radiological Measurement Parameters. In: Vieweg, U., Grochulla, F. (eds) Manual of Spine Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64062-3_20

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