Cohort analysis examines adjacent segment disease incidence in patients post-laminectomy, suggesting surgical impacts on degeneration.
In this cohort analysis of patients undergoing laminectomy without fusion, we found an incidence of ASD of nearly 10%. This provides evidence that the normal degenerative process-together with impact from prior surgery-likely contributes to the development of ASD, although the specific amount by which fusion accelerates this process is yet to be quantified.
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