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Correlations with ODI and VAS improvement rates were tested with Holm correction. Interobserver and intraobserver reliability were assessed using intraclass correlation coefficients. An adjusted association analysis included age, body mass index, baseline ODI, and decompression extent.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      ODI and VAS decreased significantly after surgery. PT and SVA decreased, whereas SS, LL, and TK increased; PI did not change significantly. The increase in LL was modestly associated with ODI improvement (Pearson r\u2009=\u20090.360, 95% CI 0.133\u20130.551; Holm-adjusted\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.026). No sagittal parameter was significantly correlated with VAS improvement after correction. In the adjusted analysis,\n                      <jats:italic>\u0394<\/jats:italic>\n                      LL was not independently associated with ODI improvement (B\u2009=\u2009\u22120.108, 95% CI \u22120.276\u20130.060;\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.207). Follow-up duration was not associated with\n                      <jats:italic>\u0394<\/jats:italic>\n                      LL or\n                      <jats:italic>\u0394<\/jats:italic>\n                      SVA. Reliability was good to excellent.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Clinical outcomes and standing sagittal parameters changed over follow-up. In this cohort, a greater increase in LL was modestly associated with greater ODI improvement only in the unadjusted analysis. 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