Vertebral Bone Quality Score Independently Predicts Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and/or Failure After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.
Cathleen C KuoMohamed A R SolimanAlexander O AguirreNicco RuggieroMarissa KrukAsham KhanMoleca M GhannamNeil D AlmeidaPatrick K JowdyDavid E SmolarJohn PollinaJeffrey P MullinPublished in: Neurosurgery (2022)
In patients undergoing ASD correction, higher VBQ was independently associated with PJK/PJF occurrence. Measurement of VBQ score on preoperative MRI may be a useful adjunct to ASD surgery planning.
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