Sacral slanting — that quietly judgmental angle between the sacral endplate and the horizontal plane. It’s been lurking on preop films for years, but one group of researchers asked the question spine surgeons have all wondered: Is sacral slanting just an innocent bystander — or is it actively sabotaging?
Study Design: Long Game, No Shortcuts
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