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Spinal Alignment Changes

Spinal Alignment Changes is a biomechanical construct that refers to age-related alterations in the normal sagittal and coronal plane curvatures of the vertebral column, characterized by deviations from physiological alignment patterns such as increased kyphosis, reduced lordosis, or scoliotic progression in older adults.

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Classification of the Normal Variation in the Sagittal Alignment of the Human Lumbar Spine and Pelvis in the Standing Position

Pierre Roussouly, Sohrab Gollogly, Éric Berthonnaud et al. · Spine · 2005 · 1.4K citations

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An Analysis of Sagittal Spinal Alignment in 100 Asymptomatic Middle and Older Aged Volunteers

Daniel E. Gelb, Lawrence G. Lenke, Keith H. Bridwell et al. · Spine · 1995 · 709 citations

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Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity Following Long Instrumented Posterior Spinal Fusion

R. Chris Glattes, Keith H. Bridwell, Lawrence G. Lenke et al. · Spine · 2005 · 692 citations

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Defining Spino-Pelvic Alignment Thresholds

Renaud Lafage, Frank J. Schwab, Vincent Challier et al. · Spine · 2015 · 469 citations

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Sagittal Alignment of the Spine and Pelvis During Growth

Jean‐Marc Mac‐Thiong, Éric Berthonnaud, John R. Dimar et al. · Spine · 2004 · 437 citations

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    Virginie Lafage

    Hospital for Special Surgery, United States

    37 publications · 2K citations

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  2. RL
    Renaud Lafage

    Hospital for Special Surgery, United States

    25 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. SB
    Shay Bess

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    26 publications · 1.6K citations

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  4. FJ
    Frank J. Schwab

    Hospital for Special Surgery, United States

    24 publications · 1.9K citations

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  5. CP
    Christopher P. Ames

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    25 publications · 1.4K citations

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603

  1. Hospital for Special Surgery

    New York, United States

    25 h-index

    131 publications

    6K citations

  2. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    20 h-index

    56 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    17 h-index

    73 publications

    8.3K citations

  4. New York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital

    New York, United States

    17 h-index

    81 publications

    6.1K citations

  5. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    17 h-index

    27 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. Neurological Surgery

    Rockville Centre, United States

    17 h-index

    69 publications

    3K citations

  7. University of Kansas Medical Center

    Kansas City, United States

    15 h-index

    17 publications

    647 citations

  8. Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children

    Denver, United States

    14 h-index

    18 publications

    897 citations

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  1. Spine

    97 publications · 10.5K citations

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  2. European Spine Journal

    42 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine

    17 publications · 639 citations

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  4. The Spine Journal

    15 publications · 869 citations

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  5. Spine Deformity

    14 publications · 459 citations

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