Stiffness-related disability following long segmental posterior instrumentation and fusion: is it influenced by postoperative spinopelvic alignment?
Jiaqi ZhangYinhao LiuYan ZengWeishi LiZhongqiang ChenPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2024)
This study showed that all HRQOLs demonstrated the varying degree of correlations with C-LSDI, of which the ODI, JOA-29, SRS-22 Function, and SF-36 PCS were most relevant, with moderate strength of associations.Moreover, longer fusion levels, higher BMI, and greater postoperative SVA independently affect C-LSDI after long segmental posterior instrumentation and fusion for DLS.