Central sacral vertical line

Last revised by Sachi Hapugoda on 8 Nov 2018

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Hapugoda S, Hacking C, Central sacral vertical line. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-49377

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-49377

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/49377?iframe=true

rID:

49377

Article created:

22 Nov 2016, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

8 Nov 2018, Sachi Hapugoda

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Sachi Hapugoda had no recorded disclosures.

View Sachi Hapugoda's current disclosures

Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Spine

Sections:

Approach

Synonyms:

Central sacral vertical line (CSVL)
CSVL

The central sacral vertical line (CSVL) is used in the assessment of spinal scoliosis.

It is a line constructed on frontal films of the spine and pelvis to measure coronal balance, drawn as follows:

a line connecting the top of the iliac crests is drawn
a second line is drawn perpendicular to the first, which bisects the sacrum

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