Preoperative Adjacent Facet Joint Osteoarthritis Is Associated with the Incidence of Adjacent Segment Degeneration and Low Back Pain after Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Study Design A retrospective cohort study. Purpose To analyze the association between preoperative adjacent facet joint osteoarthritis (FJOA) and outcomes of lumbar interbody fusion (LIF). Overview of Literature Whether preoperative adjacent FJOA is associated with the incidence of radiological adja...

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Main Authors: Lixian Tan, Xiaokang Du, Runmin Tang, Limin Rong, Liangming Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2024-02-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2023-0131.pdf