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The value of Hounsfield units in predicting cage subsidence after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

BACKGROUND: Cage subsidence may occur following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) and lead to nonunion, foraminal height loss and other complications. Low bone quality may be a risk factor for cage subsidence. Assessing bone quality through Hounsfield units (HU) from computed tomography...

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Autores principales: Xie, Fang, Yang, Zhiwei, Tu, Zhipeng, Huang, Peipei, Wang, Zhe, Luo, Zhuojing, Hu, Xueyu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9502605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36138360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05836-2