Update on the evidence for adjacent segment degeneration and disease

• Published in: The spine journal Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 342 - 351
• Main Authors: Helgeson, Melvin D., Bevevino, Adam J., Hilibrand, Alan S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Adjacent segment; Arthrodesis; Arthroplasty; Biomechanical Phenomena; Cervical Vertebrae - pathology; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; Humans; Intervertebral Disc - pathology; Intervertebral Disc - surgery; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - diagnosis; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - pathology; Intervertebral Disc Degeneration - surgery; Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Orthopedics; Spinal Fusion; Stress, Mechanical; Total Disc Replacement; Arthrodesis; Arthroplasty; Adjacent segment

The evidence surrounding the topic of adjacent segment degeneration and disease has increased dramatically with an abundant amount of literature discussing the incidence of and techniques to avoid it. However, this evidence is often confusing to discern because of various definitions of both adjacen...