Patients Undergoing Thoracolumbar Osteotomy Answer to PI-LL, Defines Cervical Sagittal Deformity in T1 Slope Minus Cervical Lordosis (TS-CL), the Cervical

Background: Cervical kyphosis and C2-C7 plumb line (CPL) are established descriptors of cervical sagittal deformity (CSD). Reciprocal changes in these parameters have been demonstrated in thoracolumbar deformity correction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the development of CSD, using T1 slope minus cervical lordosis (TS-CL) to define CSD and to correlate TS-CL and a novel global sagittal parameter, cervical-thoracic pelvic angle (CTPA), with CPL. Methods: A multicenter, retrospective analysis of patients with thoracolumbar deformity undergoing threecolumn osteotomy was performed. Preoperative and postoperative cervical parameters were investigated. Linear regression for postoperative values resulted in a CPL of 4 cm corresponding to a TS-CL threshold of 178. Patients were classified based on postoperative TS-CL into uncompensated (TS-CL . 178) or compensated cohorts (TS-CL , 178); the two were compared using an unpaired t test. Logistic regression modeling was used to determine predictors of postoperative CSD. Results: A total of 223 patients with thoracolumbar deformity (mean age, 57.56 years) were identified. CTPA correlated with CPL (preoperative r1⁄4 .85, postoperative r1⁄4 .69). TS-CL correlated with CTPA (preoperative r1⁄4 .52, postoperative r1⁄4 .37) and CPL (preoperative r1⁄4 .52; postoperative r1⁄4 .37). CSD had greater preoperative CPL (P , .001) and CTPA (P , .001). The compensated cohort had a decrease in TS-CL (from 10.2 to 8.0) with sagittal vertical axis (SVA) correction, whereas the uncompensated had an increase in TS-CL (from 22.3 to 26.8) with all P , .001. Reciprocal change was demonstrated in the compensated group given that CL decreased with SVA correction (r1⁄4 .39), but there was no such correlation in the uncompensated. Positive predictors of postoperative CSD included baseline TSCL . 178 (P 1⁄4 .007), longer fusion (P 1⁄4 .033), and baseline CTPA (P 1⁄4 .029). Conclusions: TS-CL and CTPA correlated significantly with established sagittal balance measures. Whereas reciprocal change in cervical and thoracolumbar alignment was demonstrated in the compensated cohort, the uncompensated population had progression of their cervical deformities after three-column osteotomy. Clinical Relevance: The balance between TS-CL mirrors the relationship between pelvic incidence minus lumbar lordosis in defining deformities of their respective spinal regions.

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