title: Sagittal imbalance.
abstract: Sagittal imbalance may be either segmental (type 1) or global (type 2). Careful preoperative evaluation is essential to determine the presence and extent of any inherent flexibility in the deformity. Flexible deformities may be corrected with careful intraoperative positioning and instrumented fusion. More rigid or fixed sagittal plane deformities may be corrected with one or more osteotomies. Thorough planning and meticulous execution of osteotomies are essential to obtaining optimal surgical results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, St. Louis, Mo 63110, USA. pda9@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Peter D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Angevine
authors.forename: Keith H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Bridwell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010027:Osteotomy; D004856:Postural Balance; D013121:Spinal Curvatures / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae