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Impact of pelvic incidence on lumbar osteophyte formation and disc degeneration in middle-aged and elderly people in a prospect

Orthopedics
Author
Imagama et al.
Used Parameters : SMI, BMI

Publication Year : 2020

Country : Japan

Journal : European Spine Journal

Purpose Pelvic incidence (PI) is unique to each individual and does not change throughout life. High PI is related to lumbar spondylolisthesis, but associations of PI with lumbar osteophyte formation and disc degeneration are unclear. The objective was to evaluate relationships of PI with lumbar osteophyte formation and disc degeneration, as well as spinal sagittal alignment and geriatric diseases, in middle-aged and elderly people. Methods A total of 1002 volunteers (male: 434, female: 568, average age: 63.5) were …
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