Abstract
To explore the effect of Kümmell's disease with kyphosis on the sagittal morphology of the spine-pelvis. A retrospective analysis of 34 patients of Kümmell's disease with kyphosis (Kümmell group) admitted from August 2015 to September 2022, including 10 males and 24 females with an average age of (71.1±8.5) years old. A control group of 37 asymptomatic population aged (69.3±6.7) years old was matched. Spinal-pelvic sagittal parameters were measured on the anterior-posterior and lateral X-rays of the whole spine in the standing position, including segmental kyphosis(SK) or thoracolumbar kyphosis(TLK), thoracic kyphosis(TK), lumbar lordosis(LL), pelvic incidence(PI), pelvic tilt(PT), sacral slope(SS), sagittal vertical axis(SVA), T1 pelvic angle(TPA) and PI-LL. Vertebral wedge angle(WA) in Kümmell was measured and differences in parameters among groups were analyzed and the relationship between spino-pelvic parameters and WA, SK were also investigated. TK, SK, PT, SVA, TPA and PI-LL in Kümmell group were significantly larger than those in control group (P<0.05), LL and SS in Kümmell group were significantly decreased than those in control group (P<0.05), and there was no significant difference in PI between two groups (P>0.05). In Kümmell group, WA(30.8±5.9)° showed a positive correlation with SK and TK(r=0.366, 0.597, P<0.05), and SK was significantly correlated with LL and SS(r=0.539, -0.591, P<0.05). Strong positive correlation between LL and PI, SS, SVA, TPA, PI-LL were also confirmed in patients with Kümmell with kyphosis(r=0.559, 0.741, -0.273, -0.356, -0.882, P<0.05). Patients with Kümmell with kyphosis not only have segmental kyphosis, but also changes the overall spinal-pelvic sagittal parameters, including loss of lumbar lordosis, pelvic retrorotation, trunk forward tilt. The surgical treatment of Kümmell disease should not only pay attention to the recovery of the height of the collapsed vertebra, but also focus on the overall balance of the spine-pelvic sagittal plane for patients with kyphosis.
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