From: Topping-off technique prevents aggravation of degeneration of adjacent segment fusion revealed by retrospective and finite element biomechanical analysis
Group
Time point
aDH/W
pDH/W
α (°)
β (°)
Topping-off
Pre-op
0.46 ± 0.05
0.22 ± 0.05
8 ± 3
33 ± 11
Post-op
0.48 ± 0.06
0.20 ± 0.04
11 ± 4
42 ± 10
PLIF
0.46 ± 0.07
0.23 ± 0.04
10 ± 4
32 ± 12
0.49 ± 0.05
0.21 ± 0.04
13 ± 5
40 ± 15