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CT based bone mineral density as a predictor of proximal junctional fractures

BACKGROUND: Proximal junctional fractures (PJFr) can be a catastrophic complication associated with adult spinal deformity surgery. Osteoporosis can be a major risk factor for the cause of PJFr. Recent studies suggest using surrogate computed tomography (CT) scans in place of spinal dual-energy x-ra...

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Autores principales: Kurra, Swamy, Farhadi, H. Francis, Metkar, Umesh, Viswanathan, Vibhu Krishnan, Minnema, Amy J., Tallarico, Richard A., Lavelle, William F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9240645/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35783005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xnsj.2022.100130