Turkish Neurosurgery 2014 , Vol 24 , Num 1
Sagittal Balance in the Spine
Ali Fahir OZER1, Tuncay KANER2, Caglar BOZDOGAN1
1Koc University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
2Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
This chapter explains the significance of the sagittal balance of the spine and spinal and pelvic parameters associated with sagittal balance of the spine. Herein the parameters related to spinal sagittal balance are C7 plumb line, gravity line, pelvic incidence, sacral slope, pelvic tilt and spino-sacral angle (SSA). Keywords : Sagittal balance, Pelvic incidence, Sacral slope, C7 plumb line
Corresponding author : Ali Fahir Ozer, alifahirozer@gmail.com