Incidence and risk factors of reoperation in patients with adjacent segment disease: A meta-analysis

Conclusions: We found that 8% of patients in our included studies required reoperation due to ASD. Our analysis also revealed that longer fusion constructs correlated with a higher rate of subsequent revision surgery. Therefore, the surgeon should limit the number of fusion levels if possible to reduce the risk of future reoperation due to ASD. Level of evidence: IV
Source: Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research