Adjacent Segment Disease After Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Case Series of 1000 Patients

Abstract

In the present study, the overall ASD incidence was 9.0%, and the average ASD period was 4.7 years after primary operation. Second and third ASD incidences were 1.1% and 0.4%, respectively. Fusion length affected the ASD incidence, while aging factor and preoperative pathology affected the ASD time period.