Table III.
Local, regional, and global sagittal parameters preoperative and at follow-up.
| Variable | Preoperative, mean (SD); range | Follow-up, mean (SD); range | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumbosacral parameters | |||
| Slip percentage | 75 (15); 50 to 100 | 48 (19); 9 to 81 | < 0.001 |
| Dub-LSA,°11 | 70 (11); 50 to 88 | 101 (11); 84 to 125 | 0.004 |
| Regional spinopelvic parameters | |||
| Pelvic tilt, percentage | 32 (8); 17 to 51 | 28 (7);13 to 43 | 0.023 |
| Sacral slope | 43 (10); 26 to 60 | 55 (10); 28 to 73 | < 0.001 |
| Pelvic incidence | 76 (9); 50 to 92 | 84 (SD 9); 67 to 101 | 0.006 |
| L5 incidence12 | 70 (14); 42 to 95 | 52 (15); 27 to 86 | < 0.001 |
| Level of inflection point | T9 (1.4); T6 to T12 | T11 (1.0); T9 to T12 | < 0.001 |
| Level of apex of lordosis | L2 (1.24); T10 to L3 | L3 (0.6); L2 to L4 | 0.001 |
| Lumbar lordosis (L1 to L5),° | 66 (SD 16); 35 to 94 | 62 (SD 11); 46 to 84 | 0.300 |
| Lordosis (S1-inflection point) | 64 (SD 19); 34 to 105 | 77 (SD 10); 59 to 93 | 0.641 |
| Thoracic kyphosis (T4 to T12) | 13 (SD 13); 9 to 48 | 27 (SD 12); 0 to 44 | 0.001 |
| Pelvis balanced (PT/SS ratio) %4 | 37 | 68 | |
| Pelvis balanced (L5 incidence), %12 | 21 | 76 | |
| Global spinopelvic parameters | |||
| T1 spinopelvic angle | -2 ( 7); -13- to +15) | -6 (3); -10 to 0 | 0.039 |
| Sagittal vertical axis, cm | + 4.9 (6.4); -4.8 to +20 | 0.7 (1.6); -1.5 to 4 | 0.009 |
| Global spinal balance, %4 | 65 | 100 |
Mann-Whitney U test.
Dub-LSA, Dubousset lumbosacral angle; SD, standard deviation.