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

CONCLUSIONS: The preoperative FJOA in the adjacent segments was significantly associated with LBP following LIF. Patients with preoperative FJOA were more likely to have RASD following lumbar fusion surgery.PMID:38379146 | DOI:10.31616/asj.2023.0131

Source: Asian Spine Journal - February 21, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Lixian Tan Xiaokang Du Runmin Tang Limin Rong Liangming Zhang Source Type: research