Cervical Sagittal Alignment: Literature Review and Future Directions

Cervical alignment as a concept has come to the forefront for spine deformity research in the last decade. Studies on cervical sagittal alignment started from normative data, and expanded into correlation with global sagittal balance, prognosis of various conditions, outcomes of surgery, definition...

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Published in:Neurospine Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 478 - 496
Main Authors: Lee, Sang Hun, Hyun, Seung-Jae, Jain, Amit
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 01.09.2020
대한척추신경외과학회
Subjects:
cervical alignment
cervical deformity
cervical kyphosis
cervical lordosis
cervical sagittal balance
neck tilt
Review
신경외과학
ISSN:2586-6583, 2586-6591
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Summary:Cervical alignment as a concept has come to the forefront for spine deformity research in the last decade. Studies on cervical sagittal alignment started from normative data, and expanded into correlation with global sagittal balance, prognosis of various conditions, outcomes of surgery, definition and classification of cervical deformity, and prediction of targets for ideal cervical reconstruction. Despite the recent robust research efforts, the definition of normal cervical sagittal alignment and cervical spine deformity continues to elude us. Further, many studies continue to view cervical alignment as a continuation of thoracolumbar deformity and do not take into account biomechanical features unique to the cervical spine that may influence cervical alignment, such as the importance of musculature connecting cranium-cervical-thoracic spine and upper extremities. In this article, we aim to summarize the relevant literature on cervical sagittal alignment, discuss key results, and list potential future direction for research using the '5W1H' framework; "WHO" are related?, "WHY" important?, "WHAT" to evaluate and "WHAT" is normal?, "HOW" to evaluate?, "WHEN" to apply sagittal balance?, and "WHERE" to go in the future?Cervical alignment as a concept has come to the forefront for spine deformity research in the last decade. Studies on cervical sagittal alignment started from normative data, and expanded into correlation with global sagittal balance, prognosis of various conditions, outcomes of surgery, definition and classification of cervical deformity, and prediction of targets for ideal cervical reconstruction. Despite the recent robust research efforts, the definition of normal cervical sagittal alignment and cervical spine deformity continues to elude us. Further, many studies continue to view cervical alignment as a continuation of thoracolumbar deformity and do not take into account biomechanical features unique to the cervical spine that may influence cervical alignment, such as the importance of musculature connecting cranium-cervical-thoracic spine and upper extremities. In this article, we aim to summarize the relevant literature on cervical sagittal alignment, discuss key results, and list potential future direction for research using the '5W1H' framework; "WHO" are related?, "WHY" important?, "WHAT" to evaluate and "WHAT" is normal?, "HOW" to evaluate?, "WHEN" to apply sagittal balance?, and "WHERE" to go in the future?
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https://doi.org/10.14245/ns.2040392.196
ISSN:2586-6583
2586-6591
DOI:10.14245/ns.2040392.196