Sentence examples for adjacent segment degeneration from inspiring English sources

Preservation of segmental motion and avoidance of adjacent segment degeneration are common theoretical advantages of cervical arthroplasty and ACF.

Addition of a fusion to a standard laminectomy is also associated with loss of segmental motion and increased incidence of adjacent segment degeneration.

Proponents argue that TDR preserves/restores segmental motion and might reduce the risk of adjacent segment degeneration (ASD).

Eventually, preservation of segmental motion is believed to prevent the development of adjacent segment degeneration.

Complications, such as graft subsidence and adjacent segment degeneration, are not uncommon after ventral cervical fusion.

Adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) is one of the major complications after lumbar fusion.

Purpose of study: Adjacent segment degeneration has been recognized as a problem in lumbar fusion surgery.

Adjacent-segment degeneration (ASD) was detected in 66.0 % of patients in the DCS group and in 43.0 % of patients in the non-DCS group (p = 0.01).

Adjacent-segment degeneration (ASD) was determined using modified Hilibrand criteria [ 5], which were divided into four stages according to plain radiography and MRI.

Given these findings, there has been some thought that ACDF down to C7 may experience additional risks for adjacent segment degeneration/disease (ASD) when compared with ASDFs that are cephalad to C7.

However, a previous review suggests that there may be a correlation between fusion and the development of adjacent segment degeneration when compared to arthroplasty.