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RF occurrence was assessed at the segment level. Methods: Patients who underwent \u2265 5-level fusion, including the sacrum or pelvis, with a minimum follow-up of 2 years were included in this study. Presumed risk factors in terms of patient, surgical, and radiographic variables were compared between the non-RF and RF groups at the segment level. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent risk factors for RF at \u2265L4-5 levels. Results: A total of 318 patients (mean age, 69.3 years; 88.4% female) were included, and 1082 segments were evaluated. During the mean follow-up duration of 47.4 months, RF developed in 45 (14.2%) patients for 51 (4.7%) segments. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, several risk factors were identified, as follows: the use of perioperative teriparatide (odds ratio [OR] = 0.26, p = 0.012), operated levels (L2-3 and L3-4 vs. L4-5 level [OR = 0.45, p = 0.022; OR = 0.16, p &lt; 0.001, respectively]), fusion methods (posterior fusion and anterior column realignment vs. posterior lumbar interbody fusion [OR = 8.04, p &lt; 0.001; OR = 5.37, p = 0.002, respectively]), pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) (OR = 3.14, p = 0.020), and number of rods (four-rod configuration vs. dual-rod fixation [OR = 0.34, p = 0.044]). Conclusions: In this study, the factors related to RF at \u2265L4-5 levels included the perioperative use of teriparatide, operated levels, fusion methods, performance of PSO, and rod configuration. Considering that surgical procedures vary by each segment, our findings may help establish segment-specific preventive strategies to reduce RF at \u2265L4-5 levels.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14165643","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,11]],"date-time":"2025-08-11T09:59:13Z","timestamp":1754906353000},"page":"5643","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Risk Factors for Rod Fracture at \u2265L4-5 Levels Following Long-Segment Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity: Results from Segment-Based Analysis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Se-Jun","family":"Park","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6517-8609","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jin-Sung","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chong-Suh","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haeundae Bumin Hospital, Busan 48094, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9114-0150","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dong-Ho","family":"Kang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,8,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"776","DOI":"10.31616\/asj.2022.0376","article-title":"Adult Spinal Deformity: A Comprehensive Review of Current Advances and Future Directions","volume":"16","author":"Kim","year":"2022","journal-title":"Asian Spine J."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"67","DOI":"10.3171\/2020.9.SPINE201472","article-title":"Operative versus nonoperative treatment for adult symptomatic lumbar scoliosis at 5-year follow-up: Durability of outcomes and impact of treatment-related serious adverse events","volume":"35","author":"Smith","year":"2021","journal-title":"J. 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