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Therefore, early evaluation of such a risk is imperative to prevent further complications such as a fall, or even worse, fractures in post-surgery ASD patients. However, there has been no report of an investigation of such early changes in gait sway before and after ASD surgery. This is a prospective to investigate changes in gait sway before and following ASD surgery, using accelerometers, and also to examine motor function related to postoperative gait sway. Methods: Twenty patients were included who underwent corrective surgery as treatment for ASD, from October 2019 to January 2023. Measurement parameters included a 10 m walking test and the timed up-and-go test (TUG), gait sway was evaluated using accelerometers (root mean square; RMS), and hip flexion and knee extension muscle strength were tested. RMS included RMS vertical: RMSV; RMS anterior posterior: RMSAP; RMS medial lateral: RMSML. The radiographic spinopelvic parameters were also evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively. p &lt; 0.05 was noted as remarkably significant. Results: Preoperative and postoperative RMSV were 1.07 \u00b1 0.6 and 1.31 \u00b1 0.8, respectively (p &lt; 0.05). RMSML significantly decreased from 0.33 \u00b1 0.2 to 0.19 \u00b1 0.1 postoperatively (p &lt; 0.01). However, RMSAP did not change postoperatively (0.20 \u00b1 0.2 vs. 0.14 \u00b1 0.1, p &gt; 0.05). Patients\u2019 one-month postoperative hip flexor muscle strength became significantly weaker (0.16 \u00b1 0.04 vs. 0.10 \u00b1 0.03 kgf\/kg, p = 0.002), but TUG was maintained (11.6 \u00b1 4.2 vs. 11.7 s, p = 0.305). RMSV was negatively correlated with quadriceps muscle strength and positively with TUG. RMSAP was negatively correlated with quadriceps muscle strength. All spinopelvic parameters became normal range after surgery. Conclusions: After corrective spinal fusion for ASD patients, the gait pattern improved significantly. 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