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Journal of Spine

ISSN: 2165-7939

Open Access

Wayez Mahbub

Department of Orthopaedics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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  • Research Article   
    Spondylolisthesis at L4/5 but Fixation of L4, L5 and S1 Reduces the Rate of Adjacent Segment Degeneration
    Author(s): Anowarul Islam*, Shohidullah, Sarwar Rahman and Wayez Mahbub

    Study background: Adjacent segment disease (ASD) is a common phenomenon seen in patients who have undergone prior lumbar fusion surgery is characterized by degeneration and/or stenosis. Treatment for ASD includes extension of the fusion with a posterior approach, with direct decompression of the neural elements when indicated. Methods: 54 patients of spondylolisthesis involving L4/5 level were included in this study that were operated from January 2012 to December 2020 in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and few private hospital in Dhaka who failed to respond in conservative treatment. 30 patients were male and 24 were female. patients were evaluated by clinical finding (low back pain, sensory, motor and jerks) VAS score, ODI score, JOA score, modified Macnab’s criteria, claudication distance, X-ray lumbosa.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.37421/2165-7939.2021.10.490

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