Patrick Thornley, Jennifer C Urquhart, Andrew Glennie, Raja Rampersaud, Charles Fisher, Edward Abraham, Raphaele Charest-Morin, Nicolas Dea, Brian K Kwon, Neil Manson, Hamilton Hall, Scott Paquette, John Street, Fawaz Siddiqi, Parham Rasoulinejad, Christopher S Bailey
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS) is a debilitating condition associated with poor preoperative functional status. Surgical intervention has been shown to improve functional outcomes in this population though the optimal surgical procedure remains controversial. The importance of maintaining and/or improving sagittal and pelvic spinal balance parameters has received increasing interest in the recent DLS literature. However, little is known about the radiographic parameters most associated with improved functional outcomes among patients undergoing surgery for DLS...
June 10, 2023: Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society