TY - JOUR
T1 - Mandibular slope
T2 - a reproducible and simple measure of horizontal gaze
AU - George, Stephen
AU - Spiegel, Matthew
AU - Protopsaltis, Themistocles
AU - Buckland, Aaron J.
AU - Gomez, Jaime A.
AU - Ramchandran, Subaraman
AU - Lafage, Renaud
AU - Lafage, Virginie
AU - Errico, Thomas
AU - Lonner, Baron
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Scoliosis Research Society.
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - Study design: This study is a single-center retrospective radiographic review. Objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate a novel measurement parameter, mandibular slope (MS), as a measure of horizontal gaze. Introduction: Assessment of sagittal spinal alignment is essential in the evaluation of spinal deformity patients. Ability to achieve a horizontal gaze, a parameter of sagittal alignment, is needed for the performance of daily activities. Standard measures of horizontal gaze, including the gold-standard chin–brow to vertical angle (CBVA) and the surrogate measures McGregor’s line (McGS) and Chamberlain’s line (CS), require high-quality imaging, precise head positioning, and reliance on difficult to view visual landmarks. A novel measurement parameter, MS, utilizing the caudal margin of the mandible on standard lateral spine radiographs is proposed. Methods: 90 radiographs from spine deformity patients with or without spinal implants from a single center were evaluated. Three spine surgery fellows independently measured CBVA, McGS, CS, and MS at two timepoints at least one week apart to assess accuracy and reliability. MS was measured as the angle created by the inferior edge of the mandibular body and the horizontal. Formulas for calculating CBVA based on the above parameters were derived and compared to the actual CBVA. Results: Mean age was 49.7 years, 76 females and 14 males. CBVA correlated with CS, McGS, and MS, r = 0.85, 0.81, and 0.80, respectively (p < 0.001). Standard error between real CBVA and calculated CBVA using CS (0.4 ± 4.79) and McGS (0.4 ± 3.9) was higher than that calculated using MS (− 0.2 ± 4.3). ICC demonstrated the highest inter-observer reliability with MS (0.999). MS had the highest intra-observer reliabilities 0.975, 0.981, and 0.988 (p < 0.001); CS and McGS also demonstrated high intra-observer reliability. Conclusions: MS is a promising measure of horizontal gaze that correlates highly with CBVA, has excellent intra- and inter-observer reliability with CBVA, and is easily measured using standard lateral spine radiographs.
AB - Study design: This study is a single-center retrospective radiographic review. Objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate a novel measurement parameter, mandibular slope (MS), as a measure of horizontal gaze. Introduction: Assessment of sagittal spinal alignment is essential in the evaluation of spinal deformity patients. Ability to achieve a horizontal gaze, a parameter of sagittal alignment, is needed for the performance of daily activities. Standard measures of horizontal gaze, including the gold-standard chin–brow to vertical angle (CBVA) and the surrogate measures McGregor’s line (McGS) and Chamberlain’s line (CS), require high-quality imaging, precise head positioning, and reliance on difficult to view visual landmarks. A novel measurement parameter, MS, utilizing the caudal margin of the mandible on standard lateral spine radiographs is proposed. Methods: 90 radiographs from spine deformity patients with or without spinal implants from a single center were evaluated. Three spine surgery fellows independently measured CBVA, McGS, CS, and MS at two timepoints at least one week apart to assess accuracy and reliability. MS was measured as the angle created by the inferior edge of the mandibular body and the horizontal. Formulas for calculating CBVA based on the above parameters were derived and compared to the actual CBVA. Results: Mean age was 49.7 years, 76 females and 14 males. CBVA correlated with CS, McGS, and MS, r = 0.85, 0.81, and 0.80, respectively (p < 0.001). Standard error between real CBVA and calculated CBVA using CS (0.4 ± 4.79) and McGS (0.4 ± 3.9) was higher than that calculated using MS (− 0.2 ± 4.3). ICC demonstrated the highest inter-observer reliability with MS (0.999). MS had the highest intra-observer reliabilities 0.975, 0.981, and 0.988 (p < 0.001); CS and McGS also demonstrated high intra-observer reliability. Conclusions: MS is a promising measure of horizontal gaze that correlates highly with CBVA, has excellent intra- and inter-observer reliability with CBVA, and is easily measured using standard lateral spine radiographs.
KW - Horizontal gaze
KW - Mandibular slope
KW - Novel measurement parameter
KW - Sagittal spinal alignment
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U2 - 10.1007/s43390-020-00137-x
DO - 10.1007/s43390-020-00137-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 32495207
AN - SCOPUS:85086019280
SN - 2212-134X
VL - 8
SP - 893
EP - 899
JO - Spine deformity
JF - Spine deformity
IS - 5
ER -