Sagittal Section Hounsfield Units of the Upper Instrumented Vertebrae as a Predictor of Proximal Junctional Vertebral Fractures Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

CONCLUSIONS: Measurements of HU in the anterior one-third of the UIV in the sagittal section demonstrated predictive ability for PJFr following ASD surgery. A UIV HU value of <100 emerged as a risk factor for PJFr.PMID:38650092 | DOI:10.31616/asj.2023.0339

Source: Asian Spine Journal - April 23, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Koichi Murata Bungo Otsuki Takayoshi Shimizu Takashi Sono Shunsuke Fujibayashi Shuichi Matsuda Source Type: research