The inwardly projecting anterior part of the body of the first sacral vertebra.

The Scoliosis research society (SRS) has previously described 1) normal sagittal balance as occurring when a plumb line drawn from the centre of the body of C7 lies within ±2 cm of the sacral promontory.


1)
Scoliosis Research Society. White paper on sagittal plane alignment
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