Abdominal aortic calcification is independently associated with lumbar endplate degeneration.
Lukas SchönnagelMaximilian MuellnerPhillip SuwalskiJiaqi ZhuAli E GuvenThomas CaffardSoji TaniGaston Camino-WillhuberHenryk HafferErika ChiapparelliKrizia AmorosoArtine ArzaniManuel MoserJennifer ShueEk Tsoon TanAndrew A SamaFederico P GirardiFrank P CammisaAlexander P HughesPublished 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 (2023)
This study demonstrates an independent association between AAC and endplate degeneration. These findings expand our knowledge about the degenerative cascade of the lumbar spine and suggest that AAC might be a modifiable risk factor for endplate changes.