Preoperative Risk Factors for Adjacent Segment Degeneration after Two-Level Floating Posterior Fusion at L3-L5

Introduction: The aims of this study were to investigate how adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) occurs at the proximal and distal segments after L3-L5 fusion surgery, namely, floating fusion, and to identify the risk factors for ASD in patients who undergo this surgery. Methods: Fifty patients who...

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Main Authors: Shuta Ushio, Takashi Hirai, Toshitaka Yoshii, Hiroyuki Inose, Masahito Yuasa, Shigenori Kawabata, Atsushi Okawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2020-01-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/4/1/4_2019-0003/_pdf/-char/en