Utility of Hounsfield units in predicting fusion rates of patients undergoing anterior odontoid screw fixation following Anderson d'Alonzo type II and shallow type III fractures.

CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative measurement of HU can be used to predict the probability of successful fusion in patients undergoing AOSF for type II and shallow type III C2 fractures. AOSF is a highly effective treatment modality in patients with watershed HU >300, whereas alternatives should be considered in patients with watershed HU <250. PMID: 33393749 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences - Category: Neurosurgery Tags: J Neurosurg Sci Source Type: research