Are static sagittal compensation strategies preserved during walking in adult spinal deformity?

摘要

To compensate for their aberrant sagittal malalignment, i.e. an important cause of pain and disability, patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) use different musculoskeletal strategies. Although frequently described in static conditions, little is known about these compensations during dynamic conditions. Recently our research group reported that ASD patients with increased posterior pelvic tilt have decreased dynamic balance capacities, measured with the BESTest [1]. We assumed that patients were not able to maintain this compensating pelvic retroversion during more dynamic conditions.