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Fusing L5-S1 and L4-S1 increases the motion (stress) of the sacroiliac joint by 52% and 168%, respectively.
Alexander A Ivanov 1, Ali Kiapour, Nabil A Ebraheim, Vijay Goel.
Lumbar fusion leads to increases in angular motion and stress across sacroiliac joint: a finite element study
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2009 Mar 1;34(5):E162-9