title: Comparison of Sagittal Spinopelvic Alignment in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis and Thoracolumbar Fracture.
abstract: This article is a comparative study. The aim of the study is to investigate the difference of sagittal alignment of the pelvis and spine between patients with thoracolumbar kyphosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and thoracolumbar fracture, and to evaluate the role of sacropelvic component in AS patients' adaption to the changes in sagittal alignment. Advanced stages of AS are often associated with thoracolumbar kyphosis, resulting in an abnormal spinopelvic balance and pelvic morphology, whereas thoracolumbar fractures may lead to major kyphosis with a potential compromise of the spinal canal, which can cause an abnormal spinopelvic balance. Until now, the comparison of that sagittal alignment between AS and thoracolumbar fracture is not found in the literature. This study included 30 cases of AS and 30 cases of thoracolumbar fracture. Sagittal spinal and pelvic parameters were measured from the standing lateral radiograph, and the following 11 radiological parameters were measured, including global kyphosis (GK), thoracic kyphosis (TK), C7 tilt (C7T), sagittal vertical axis (SVA), spino-pelvic angle (SSA), lumbar lordosis (LL), upper arc of lumbar lordosis (ULL), lower arc of lumbar lordosis (LLL), pelvic incidence (PI), sacrum slope (SS), pelvic tilt (PT), and T9 tilt (T9T). Analysis of variance was used in the comparison of each dependent variable between the 2 cohorts. The relationship between sagittal spinal alignment and pelvic morphology of AS patients was determined via Pearson correlation coefficient (r). Compared with the thoracolumbar fracture group, AS patients had significantly lower C7T, SSA, LL, LLL and SS (78.3° ± 9.3° vs 88.0° ± 2.7°, P < 0.001 for C7T; 91.6° ± 22.7° vs 119.1° ± 9.0°, P < 0.001 for SSA; 20.7° ± 21.0° vs 36.3° ± 16.8°, P = 0.001 for LL; 18.1° ± 11.9° vs 29.0° ± 9.7°, P < 0.001 for LLL; and 18.1° ± 11.9° vs 29.0° ± 9.7°, P < 0.001 for SS), whereas in terms of SVA and PT, AS patients had an obviously higher value than those of thoracolumbar fracture patients (94.5 mm ± 58.4  mm vs 8.0 mm ± 23.3  mm, P < 0.001 for SVA; and 26.5° ± 10.3° vs 17.5° ± 6.6°, P < 0.001 for PT). In AS patients, SS were found to be significantly correlated with SVA, SSA, and LL (r = -0.312, P < 0.05 for SVA; r = 0.475, P < 0.05 for SSA; r = 0.809, P < 0.001 for LL). In our study, there were significant differences in sagittal alignment of the pelvis and spine between patients with AS and thoracolumbar fracture, and changes in pelvic morphology compensated more in AS patients for a thoracolumbar kyphosis. These findings may be helpful for better understanding of sagittal alignment in patients with thoracolumbar kyphosis secondary to AS.
authors.affiliation: From the Medical School of Southeast University (TP); and Department of Spine Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China (B-PQ, YQ).
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Bang-Ping
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008141:Lordosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D055815:Young Adult
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