Validation study of arm positions for evaluation of global spinal balance in EOS imaging.
Validation study of arm positions for evaluation of global spinal balance in EOS imaging.
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10.1007/s00590-016-1813-8
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2016-10-01
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Saito, Tomoyuki
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Kaneko, Kanichiro;Aota, Yoichi;Saito, Tomoyuki
BACKGROUND: The sagittal vertical axis (SVA) is important in the evaluation of spinal sagittal balance. Although the "fists-on-clavicles" (FOC) position has been widely used in radiographic examinations, it does not define shoulder flexion in detail. Meanwhile, in EOS imaging, the "hands-on-cheeks" (HOC) position is widely used but has not been well investigated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relative usefulness of FOC and HOC in investigating SVA.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mean SVA was measured by EOS imaging using standing lateral radiographs of 34 volunteers in four different positions: relaxed (RLX), shoulder flexion at 90° with FOC (FOC90), elbows touching the trunk with FOC (FOCET), and HOC.RESULTS: The mean SVA was 2.0±2.1cm in RLX; -1.4±3.2cm in FOC90; -0.5±3.0cm in FOCET; and -0.2±2.9cm in HOC. The negative shift from RLX was significantly greater in FOC90 than in FOCET (-3.4±2.2 vs -2.5±2.4cm; p=0.0182). The negative shift from RLX in HOC was almost equal to that in FOCET; the difference was 0.3cm (-2.2±2.2 vs -2.5±2.4cm; p=0.2560).CONCLUSION: FOC90 showed a negative SVA shift in comparison with FOCET. The difference in the mean SVA between HOC and FOCET was 0.3cm, a clinically small difference.