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A multilevel spinal fusion surgery involves fusing 2 or more motion segments of the spine to become one single unit. This surgery is designed to improve spinal stability and reduce pain in conditions that cause spinal malalignment or spinal degeneration. 

 Typically, spine surgeons recommend multilevel spinal fusion when 1 Smorgick Y, Park DK, Baker KC, et al. Single- versus multilevel fusion for single-level degenerative spondylolisthesis and multilevel lumbar stenosis: four-year results of the spine patient outcomes research trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2013;38(10):797-805. doi:10.1097/BRS.0b013e31827db30f :

In the lower back, a multilevel spinal fusion surgery involves the fusion of two or more motion segments between the first lumbar vertebra, L1, and the first sacral vertebra, S1.