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Graphic representation of the Sacral slope (SS) mean values according to the grade of slipping (ANOVA study). In Grade 4 and 5 patients, the loss of contact between the L5 vertebra and the sacral cranial endplate is responsible for a progressive sacral and pelvic retroversion. This phenomenon explains the vertical sacrum pattern in high-grade spondylolisthesis patients
