When Is Fusion Necessary in Addressing Symptomatic Adjacent Level Pathology – A Commentary on “How to Treat Adjacent-Segment Pathology Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery: Decompression Alone or Decompression With Extended Fusion Surgery?”

Neurospine · Published 2026-07-30 · DOI 10.14245/ns.26521324.0662

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Marc A. Arslanian, Vignessh Kumar, Lee A. Tan

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2026

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Arslanian, M., Kumar, V., Tan, L. (2026). When Is Fusion Necessary in Addressing Symptomatic Adjacent Level Pathology – A Commentary on “How to Treat Adjacent-Segment Pathology Following Lumbar Fusion Surgery: Decompression Alone or Decompression With Extended Fusion Surgery?”. Neurospine. https://doi.org/10.14245/ns.26521324.0662

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