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The authors evaluated radiographic and clinical outcomes after shorter fusion for different subtypes of ASD at 2 years postoperatively and examined factors associated with successful short fusion.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This was a single-center study of 37 patients who underwent short fusion and a minimum 2 years of follow-up for ASD in which lumbar kyphosis was the main deformity. The exclusion criteria were 1) age &lt; 40 years, 2) previous lumbar vertebral fracture, 3) severe osteoporosis, 4) T10\u2013L2 kyphosis &gt; 20\u00b0, 5) scoliotic deformity with an upper end vertebra (UEV) above T12, and 6) concomitant Parkinson\u2019s disease or neurological disease. The surgical procedures, radiographic course, and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were assessed, and correlations between radiographic parameters and postoperative ODI at 2 years were analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A mean of 3.5 levels were fused. The mean radiographic parameters preoperatively, at 2 weeks, and at 2 years, respectively, were as follows: coronal Cobb angle: 22.9\u00b0, 11.5\u00b0, and 12.6\u00b0; lumbar lordosis (LL): 12.9\u00b0, 35.8\u00b0, and 32.2\u00b0; pelvic incidence (PI) minus LL: 35.5\u00b0, 14.7\u00b0, and 19.2\u00b0; pelvic tilt: 29.4\u00b0, 23.1\u00b0, and 25.0\u00b0; and sagittal vertical axis 85.3, 36.7, and 59.2 mm. Abnormal proximal junctional kyphosis occurred in 8 cases. Revision surgery was performed to extend the length of fusion from a lower thoracic vertebra to the pelvis in 2 cases. The mean ODI scores preoperatively and at 2 years were 50.7% and 24.1%, respectively. Patient age, number of fused intervertebral segments, and radiographic parameters were analyzed by the stepwise method to identify factors contributing to the ODI score at 2 years, preoperative PI, and sagittal vertical axis at 2 years. On receiver operating characteristic curve analysis of the minimal clinically important difference of ODI (15%) and preoperative PI, the cutoff value of the preoperative PI was 47\u00b0 (area under the curve 0.75).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In terms of subtypes of ASD in which lumbar kyphosis is the main deformity, if the PI is &lt; 47\u00b0, then the use of short fusion preserving mobile intervertebral segments can produce adequate LL for the PI, improving both postoperative global spinal alignment and quality of life.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2020.7.spine20917","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,25]],"date-time":"2020-12-25T07:19:39Z","timestamp":1608880779000},"page":"589-596","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Can we use shorter constructs while maintaining satisfactory sagittal plane alignment for adult spinal deformity?"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"Hiroshi","family":"Moridaira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Satoshi","family":"Inami","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Daisaku","family":"Takeuchi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Haruki","family":"Ueda","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hiromichi","family":"Aoki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Takuya","family":"Imura","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hiroshi","family":"Taneichi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1754","reference":[{"issue":"6","key":"b1","series-title":"Spine (Phila Pa 1976)","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"682","DOI":"10.1097\/01.brs.0000155425.04536.f7","article-title":"Correlation of radiographic parameters and clinical symptoms in adult scoliosis","volume":"30","author":"Glassman \nSD","year":"2005","unstructured":"Glassman \nSD\n, \n\nBerven \nS\n, \n\nBridwell \nK\n, \n\n \nCorrelation of radiographic parameters and clinical symptoms in adult scoliosis. \nSpine (Phila Pa 1976). \n2005;\n30(\n6):\n682\u2013\n688.\n10.1097\/01.brs.0000155425.04536.f715770185"},{"issue":"1","key":"b2","series-title":"J Neurosurg Spine","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.3171\/spi.2004.1.1.0001","article-title":"Selection of instrumentation and fusion levels for scoliosis: where to start and where to stop. 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