Abstract:Background We investigated whether spinopelvic parameters are important prognostic factors causing adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) after long instrumented spinal fusion for degenerative spinal disease. Methods This uncontrolled, randomized, single arm retrospective study included patients who underwent long instrumented lumbar fusion (fusion levels≥ 4) in the past 5 years with follow-up for at least 2 years. The inclusion criteria included adult patients (≥40 years of age) with a diagnosis of spinal degene… Show more
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