The Sagittal Balance of Cervical Spine : Comprehensive Review of Recent Update

• DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2023.0146
• Publication Date: 2023-08-16T05:48:50Z
• Authors: Sang Hoon Lee; Tae Hwan Kim; Seok Woo Kim; Hyun Take Rim; Heui Seung Lee; Ji Hee Kim; In Bok Chang; Joon Ho Song; Yong Kil Hong; Jae Keun Oh
• Keywords: Review Article; 3. Good health

The cervical spine plays a critical role in supporting the skull, maintaining horizontal gaze, and facilitating walking. Its unique characteristics, including widest range of motion among spinal segments, have led to extensive research on sagittal alignment. Various parameters been proposed evaluate alignment, with studies investigating their clinical significance, correlation symptoms, implications for surgical interventions. Recent findings suggest that alignment not only impacts but also influences global spine-pelvic through compensatory mechanisms. This comprehensive review examines classical new considers dynamic muscular factors associated it.