The Association between High Preoperative MRI-based Vertebral Bone Quality (VBQ) Score and Titanium Mesh Cage Subsidence after Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion.

Qiujiang LiCe ZhuQinghong XiaHuiliang YangLimin LiuGanjun FengYue-Ming Song

Published in: Orthopaedic surgery (2023)

Preoperative higher cervical VBQ score is an independent risk factor for TMC subsidence after ACCF. The cervical VBQ score may be a valuable tool for assisting in distinguishing the presence of TMC subsidence.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
patients undergoing
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
postmenopausal women
quality improvement
bone regeneration