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The current case highlights one of the potential complications that can be avoided with awareness.<\/jats:p>\n<jats:p>The authors report the case of a 61-year-old man who had undergone prior lumbar surgeries and then presented with symptomatic lumbar stenosis and sagittal malalignment. Radiographs showed a lumbarized S-1. Prior numbering of the segments in previous surgical and radiology reports led to a pelvic incidence calculation of 61\u00b0. Corrected numbering of the segments using the lumbarized S-1 endplate led to a pelvic incidence calculation of 48\u00b0. Without recognition of the lumbosacral anatomy, overcorrection of the lumbar lordosis might have led to negative sagittal balance and the propensity to develop proximal junction failure. This case illustrates that improper identification of lumbosacral transitional anatomy may lead to errors that could affect clinical outcome. 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