Are Congenital Cervical Block Vertebrae a Risk Factor for Adjacent Segment Disease? A Retrospective Cross-Sectional CT and MR Imaging Study

Adjacent segment disease (ASDI) is a well-described complication of spinal fusion surgery that may ultimately lead to spinal stenosis and repeated surgical intervention. Although congenital block vertebrae also present with degenerative changes in the adjacent segments, this has not yet been systema...

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Main Authors: Cornelius Jung, Patrick Asbach, Stefan M. Niehues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Diagnostics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/1/90