Letter to the editor regarding “MRI-based endplate bone quality score independently predicts cage subsidence following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion” by Chen et al.

We read with great interest the article by Chen et al [1] that used the MRI-based Endplate Bone Quality (EBQ) score as an independent predictor of cage subsidence in patients after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery. This retrospective study was conducted on 280 adult patients who underwent single-segment TLIF for degenerative lumbar spine disease and aimed to investigate the predictive value of MRI-based EBQ scores for cage subsidence. The study found that cage subsidence, observed in 42 patients, was associated with visibly reduced bone density as measured by quantitative computed tomography, and the mean EBQ scores were significantly higher in the subsidence group.

Source: The Spine Journal - April 25, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Hidetaka Mochizuki, Masatsugu Tsukamoto, Tadatsugu Morimoto, Hirohito Hirata, Tomohito Yoshihara, Masaaki Mawatari Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research