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Published in: European Spine Journal 6/2015

01-06-2015 | Original Article

Lumbo-pelvic related indexes: impact on adult spinal deformity surgery

Authors: Louis Boissière, Jean-Marc Vital, Stéphane Aunoble, Thierry Fabre, Olivier Gille, Ibrahim Obeid

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 6/2015

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Abstract

Purpose

Lumbo-pelvic indexes appeared recently in the literature taking advantage from the relationship between pelvic incidence (PI) and lumbar lordosis (LL). Schwab proposed to subtract LL from PI (PI−LL) as Boissière proposed the lumbar lordosis index (LLI), which is the ratio between LL and PI (LL/PI). Both indexes have been described to weight LL by a constant parameter not affected by degenerative processes, the PI. The aim of this study is to evaluate these parameters in adult spinal deformity (ASD) by analyzing their relationship with spinal malalignment and vertebral osteotomies.

Methods

Two groups of patients with an ASD were realized; an adult scoliosis group (n = 78) and a postoperative flat-back syndrome group (n = 20). In the adult scoliosis group, 28 patients underwent an osteotomy [pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) or Smith Petersen osteotomy] and 50 patients were corrected by posterior fusion without osteotomy. In the postoperative flat-back syndrome group all patients underwent a PSO. All patients had preoperative and postoperative full spine EOS radiographies to measure spino-pelvic parameters. The lack of lordosis was calculated, after prediction of theoretical LL from Legaye’s formula, by subtracting measured LL to theoretical LL. Correlation analysis between the different parameters was performed.

Results

Both lumbo-pelvic parameters highly correlated with spinal malalignment (r = 0.97 for PI–LL and r = −0.97 for LLI for total patients) and were highly predictive of a spinal osteotomy performance (r = 0.88 for PI–LL >28° and r = 0.94 for LLI <0.5). Sagittal vertical axis (r = 0.67) and pelvic tilt (r = 0.64) correlated moderately with spinal malalignment for total patients. The LLI was more correlated with spinal osteotomies in the adult scoliosis group (r = 0.86 for PI–LL >28° and r = 0.94 for LLI <0.5), as Schwab’s index was more precise to predict osteotomies in the postoperative flat-back syndrome group (Youden index = 0.95 for PI–LL >28° vs 0.90 for LLI <0.5).

Conclusions

This study highlights the necessity to considerer spinal malalignment with lumbo-pelvic indexes as they appear to be highly correlated with lack of LL. They can be used as mathematical tools to detect spinal malalignment in ASD and guide the surgeon’s decision of realizing a vertebral osteotomy for ASD sagittal correction. They can be used as well for the interpretation of clinical series in ASD.
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Metadata
Title
Lumbo-pelvic related indexes: impact on adult spinal deformity surgery
Authors
Louis Boissière
Jean-Marc Vital
Stéphane Aunoble
Thierry Fabre
Olivier Gille
Ibrahim Obeid
Publication date
01-06-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Spine Journal / Issue 6/2015
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-014-3402-z

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