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So the aim of this study is to identify risk factors associated with DJPs to avoid its occurrence by at least 1\u2010year follow\u2010up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 182 DLS patients undergoing long instrumented fusion surgery (\u22654 levels) between February 2011 and March 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were placed into the DJP group if a DJP occurred at the final follow\u2010up; patients without mechanical complications were matched 1:2 according to age, sex and BMI as the control group. Patient characteristics, surgical variables, radiographic parameters, lumbar muscularity and fatty degeneration were analyzed statistically. The statistical differences in the results between the two groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> values &lt;0.05) and other variables selected by experts were entered into a multivariate logistic regression model, and the forwards likelihood ratio method was used to analyze the independent risk factors for DJPs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty\u2010four (13.2%) patients suffered a DJP in the postoperative period and the reoperation rate was 8.8%. On univariate analysis, the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) CT value (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.042); instrumented levels (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.030); preoperative coronal vertical axis (CVA) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.046), thoracolumbar kyphosis (TLK) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.006), L4\u2010S1 lordosis (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.013), sacral slop (SS) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.030), pelvic tilt (PT) classification (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004), and sagittal vertical axis (SVA) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.021); TLK correction (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.049); post\u2010operative CVA (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.029); Overall, There was no significant difference in the paraspinal muscle parameters between the two groups. On multivariate analysis, instrumented levels (OR\u2009=\u20091.595; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.035), preoperative SVA (OR\u2009=\u20091.016; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.022) and preoperative PT (OR\u2009=\u20090.873; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001) were identified as significant independent risk factors for DJP.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Longer instrumented levels, a greater preoperative SVA and a smaller PT were found to be strongly associated with the presence of DJPs in patients treated for DLS. The degeneration of the paraspinal muscles may not be related to the occurrence of DJPs. 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