Lower Hounsfield units on CT are associated with cage subsidence after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

CONCLUSIONS: Lower preoperative CT HU values are associated with cage subsidence in single-level ACDF. Preoperative measurement of HUs may be useful in predicting outcomes after ACDF.
PMID: 32503001 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - June 4, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Wang M, Mummaneni PV, Xi Z, Chang CC, Rivera J, Guinn J, Mayer R, Chou D Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research