The association between lower Hounsfield units on computed tomography and cage subsidence after lateral lumbar interbody fusion.

CONCLUSIONS: Lower HU values on preoperative CT are associated with cage subsidence after LLIF. Measurement of preoperative HU values on CT may be useful when planning LLIF surgery. PMID: 32738801 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32738801?dopt=Abstract

Source: Neurosurgical Focus - July 31, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Xi Z, Mummaneni PV, Wang M, Ruan H, Burch S, Deviren V, Clark AJ, Berven SH, Chou D Tags: Neurosurg Focus Source Type: research