The preoperative Hounsfield unit value at the position of the future screw insertion is a better predictor of screw loosening than other methods

OBJECTIVE: Screw loosening is a widely reported issue after spinal screw fixation and triggers several complications after lumbar interbody fusion. Osteoporosis is an essential risk factor for screw loosening. Hounsfield units (HU) value is a credible indicator during bone mineral density (BMD) eval...

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Autores principales: Li, Jingchi, Zhang, Zhuang, Xie, Tianhang, Song, Zhetao, Song, Yueming, Zeng, Jiancheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
Materias:
Musculoskeletal
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9935714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36241918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-022-09157-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9935714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36241918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-022-09157-9

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