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✨ Honored to Share and Learn at the Saudi Spine Society! ✨

I had the privilege of being invited by the Saudi Spine Society to deliver a keynote talk on the evolution of sagittal alignment of the spine. It was an incredible opportunity to dive deep into a topic that continues to shape the future of spine care. In addition, I had the pleasure of presenting onContinue reading “✨ Honored to Share and Learn at the Saudi Spine Society! ✨”

Bone Health treatment before spine surgery

Alignment may be #1 but Bone Health is a close #2 in preventing mechanical failure in patients undergoing adult spinal deformity surgery This study published by us in JBJS shows the significance of medical treatment of osteoporosis prior to adult spinal deformity surgery. Next step is to identify the osteopenic patients who will benefit fromContinue reading “Bone Health treatment before spine surgery”

What is Normal Lumbar Spine Alignment and segmental lordosis ?

A Multi-Ethnic Alignment Normative Study (MEANS) Here is what we learnt for Lumbar segmental alignment and distribution from the MEANS population. Key Points: Equation for predicting L1-L4 lordosis which I use:L1-L4 = -0.4(PI) + 2.2 Equations for predicting L1-S1 lordosis were given in the earlier post. L4-S1 lordosis can be calculated as a difference betweenContinue reading “What is Normal Lumbar Spine Alignment and segmental lordosis ?”