Preoperative low Hounsfield units in the lumbar spine are associated with postoperative mechanical complications in adult spinal deformity.

Ippei YamauchiHiroaki NakashimaSadayuki ItoNaoki SegiJun OuchidaRyotaro OishiYuichi MiyairiYoshinori MoritaYukihito OdeYasuhiro NagataniYuya OkadaKazuaki MorishitaYosuke TakeichiYujiro KagamiHiroto TachiKazuma OhshimaKeisuke OguraRyuichi ShinjoTetsuya OharaTaichi TsujiTokumi KanemuraShiro Imagama

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2024)

Patients who experienced MCs following surgery for ASD had lower HUs than those who did not. HUs may therefore be more useful than BMD for predicting MCs following surgery for ASD.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
autism spectrum disorder
coronary artery bypass
patients undergoing
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
surgical site infection
spinal cord
intellectual disability
risk factors
acute coronary syndrome
young adults