Skip to main content

Table 1 Patient demographics, sagittal balance parameters, and clinical outcomes

From: Impact of Spinopelvic sagittal alignment on the surgical outcomes of dropped head syndrome: a multi-center study

Case

Age

(y)

Sex

C2–7SVA

C2–7A

T1S

SVA

TK

LL

PI

PI-LL

PT

Approach

Levels of anterior surgery

Levels of posterior surgery

Number of fused levels

Failure

Revision surgery due to DJK

Distant lumbar surgery

Other perioperative complications

1

50

F

55

−60

23

−47

33

50

34

−16

3

AP

C4–6

C2–T2

8

–

–

–

–

2

73

F

72

−75

45

51

33

32

42

10

20

AP

C4–6

C2–T3

9

+

+

–

–

3

68

F

72

−55

43

86

17

−8

51

59

52

AP

C3–7

C3–T4

9

+

–

+

–

4

76

M

73

−19

41

−16

48

60

55

−5

22

AP

C3–6

C3–T3

8

–

–

–

–

5

80

F

53

−70

26

− 58

45

56

40

−16

4

AP

C4–7

C3–T3

8

–

–

–

–

6

85

F

54

−3

45

0

57

50

45

−5

24

AP

C3–7

C3–T1

6

–

–

–

Respiratory distress

7

79

M

66

−20

31

−11

48

59

57

−2

21

AP

C3–6

C2–T2

8

+

+

–

Severe dysphagia

8

84

F

83

−63

65

70

67

76

76

0

27

AP

C3–6

C2–T5

11

+

+

–

Deep infection

9

57

F

78

−61

52

−23

32

60

60

0

29

AP

C3–6

C3–T4

9

–

–

–

–

10

41

F

86

−24

46

−76

53

63

42

−21

16

AP

C5–7

C3–T3

8

–

–

–

–

11

81

F

44

−53

10

12

28

3

46

43

41

AP

C4–7

C3–7

5

+

–

+

–

12

80

F

49

−55

11

0

20

21

48

27

38

AP

C4–7

C2–7

6

+

–

+

–

13

82

F

78

−71

27

−11

36

23

55

22

48

AP

C3–6

C2–T3

9

–

–

–

–

14

83

F

40

−8

29

−16

62

54

40

−14

20

AP

C4–7

C4–T1

5

–

–

–

–

15

63

F

45

−72

10

−72

23

60

54

−6

18

AP

C3–6

C2–T3

9

–

–

–

–

  1. AP Antero–posterior method, DJK distal junctional failure, F female, M male