Insufficient endplate-bone graft contact is a risk factor for high-grade cage subsidence occurring after lateral lumbar interbody fusion supplemented with lateral plate: An analysis of 121 cases.

Ruijie ChenZhengkuan XuQixin ChenHao Li

Published in: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia (2024)

The incidence of HCS occurring after LLIF supplemented with lateral plate was 9.9%. Insufficient endplate-bone graft contact is an important risk factor of HCS, and sagittal and coronal endplate-bone graft contact rates can be used as effective predictors for HCS.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
high grade
risk factors
minimally invasive
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration
postmenopausal women
low grade
body composition