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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2026

Spinopelvic compensation and functional outcomes after short-segment lumbar fusion in patients with residual sagittal imbalance.

Zehua Jiang, Haojun Cui, Xusheng Bi, Xin Tan, Yaohui Qiu, Wenjun Du, Hui Li, Rusen Zhu

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Zehua Jiang *Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Haojun Cui *Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Xusheng Bi *People's Hospital of Jimo, Qingdao, China.
Xin TanTianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Yaohui QiuDepartment of Spine Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Wenjun DuDepartment of Spine Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Hui LiTianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Rusen ZhuDepartment of Spine Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate whether postoperative spinopelvic compensation is associated with functional improvement in patients with residual sagittal imbalance after short-segment lumbar fusion. Methods: Clinical data from 104 patients with lumbar degenerative disease who underwent short-segment lumbar fusion and had sagittal vertical axis (SVA) >5 cm at the 2-year follow-up were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into functional improvement ( Results: Interobserver ICCs ranged from 0.913 to 0.987. VAS and JOA scores improved significantly in both groups, while the 2-year ODI was significantly better in the functional improvement group ( Conclusion: Adequate spinopelvic compensation, reflected by higher PCI and lower postoperative PI-LL, was associated with favorable functional outcomes despite residual sagittal imbalance.

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functional outcomepelvic compensation indexsagittal imbalanceshort-segment lumbar fusionspinopelvic parameters

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PMCPMC13654716

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