====== Cervical Spine Sagittal Balance Parameters ======

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The [[Cervical spine sagittal balance]] [[parameter]]s are divided into 3 groups:

==== Occipitocervical parameters ====

[[C0-2 Cobb angle]]

==== Cervical sagittal shape and alignment ====
Measuring [[C1-C2 sagittal Cobb angle]] and [[C2-C7 angle]], and segmental angulation between surgically treated cervical segments with the [[Cobb angle]] method

==== Cervical sagittal balance parameters ====
[[T1 slope]] and [[C2-C7 sagittal vertical axis]]. 
Those parameters, are the more consistent ones reported in the literature
((Ling FP , Chevillotte T , Leglise A , Thompson W , Bouthors C , Le Huec JC . Which parameters are relevant in sagittal balance analysis of the cervical spine? A literature review. 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. Feb. 2018;27(Suppl 1):8–15. doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5462-y))

Poblete et al. found a significant correlation between postoperative clinical status (cervical [[Visual analog scale]] score) and postoperative [[C2-C7 sagittal vertical axis]], suggesting that the cervical [[angulation]] and [[alignment]] are as important factors as the [[cervical sagittal balance]] in obtaining a satisfactory clinical outcome
((Poblete J, Martinez-Anda JJ, Rebollar-Mendoza AA, Castro-Moreno Y, Torne R, Reyes L, Fuster S, Tornero E, Arch-Tirado E, Leo-Vargas R, Combalia A, Enseñat J. Clinical and Radiological Outcome in a Series of Patients Treated by Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Retrospective Controlled Study With 2 Different Stand-Alone Cages. Int J Spine Surg. 2022 Aug 19:8351. doi: 10.14444/8351. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35985833.)).

===== Neck Tilt =====

[[Neck Tilt]]

===== Thoracic inlet angle =====

[[Thoracic inlet angle]].


===== Lumbar spine angles =====


see [[Lumbar spine angles]]