Validation of Roussouly classification in predicting the occurrence of adjacent segment disease after short-level lumbar fusion surgery

Abstract Background Recent studies demonstrated that restoring sagittal alignment to the original Roussouly type can remarkably reduce complication rates after adult spinal deformity surgery. However, there is still no data proving the benefit of maintaining ideal Roussouly shape in the lumbar degen...

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Published in:	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Main Authors:	Muyi Wang, Xin Wang, Hao Wang, Yifei Shen, Yong Qiu, Xu Sun, Dong Zhou, Yuqing Jiang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2024-01-01
Subjects:	Adjacent segment disease Roussouly classification Spinopelvic sagittal alignment Lumbar fusion Distal lordosis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-023-00744-0