Cortical Endplate Bone Density Measured by Novel Phantomless Quantitative Computed Tomography May Predict Cage Subsidence more Conveniently and Accurately.

Mingyuan DiYuanzhi WengGuohua WangHanming BianHuan QiHongjin WuChao ChenYiming DouZhi WangXin-Long MaBaoshan XuShan ZhuWeijia William LuQiang Yang

Published in: Orthopaedic surgery (2023)

Preoperative low EP-vBMD was an independent risk factor for postoperative cage subsidence after XLIF. EP-vBMD measured by most cortex-occupied ROI may be the optimal vBMD parameter for cage subsidence prediction.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
patients undergoing
positron emission tomography
bone mineral density
magnetic resonance imaging
high resolution
functional connectivity
magnetic resonance
bone loss