Fig. 1From: Predictors for the restoration of the sagittal spinal malalignment in patients with lumbar stenosis after short-segment decompression and fusion surgery(A) The depicting of the sagittal spinopelvic parameters. TK: thoracic kyphosis; LL: lumbar lordosis; SVA: sagittal vertical axis; SS: sacral slope; PT: pelvic tilt; PI: pelvic incidence. (B) A representative case for group A of a 80 years old female patient, with B1 for the preoperative lateral radiograph, and B2 for the 1-year postoperative lateral radiograph and B3 for the preoperative muscle assessment. (C) A representative case for group B of a 70 years old female patient, with C1 for the preoperative lateral radiograph, and C2 for the 5-month postoperative lateral radiograph and C3 for the preoperative muscle assessmentBack to article page