Deformity and sagittal imbalance
A curved spine may not hurt if it is balanced; what causes fatigue and pain is the head no longer lining up over the pelvis.
Frequently asked questionsThe correction is simulated before surgery and carried out with intraoperative guidance.
Planning software measures the spinopelvic parameters and simulates how much correction each segment needs. In theatre, navigation and augmented reality guide implant placement with precision.
These are tools serving surgical judgement, not a substitute for it: technology helps carry out the plan, but the plan comes from experience.
Software measures the spinopelvic parameters — the relationship between the pelvis and the curves of the spine — and simulates how much correction each segment needs. In other words, the operation is first performed on screen and the numbers are checked before going into theatre.
No. They guide implant placement with precision while I operate, but they are tools serving surgical judgement, not a substitute for it. Technology helps carry out the plan; the plan comes from experience.
I do not present it that way, and you should be wary of anyone who does. It serves to carry out precisely a plan that must have been made well beforehand; if the indication or the planning are wrong, precision only executes the mistake more accurately.
The information on this page is for guidance only and does not replace a personalised medical assessment. Whether any technique is indicated depends on each patient's examination and scans.
I review your scans and tell you frankly which option makes sense, including not operating.