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An Association Can Be Found Between Hounsfield Units and Success of Lumbar Spine Fusion

BACKGROUND: Measuring Hounsfield units (HUs) from computed tomography (CT) scans has recently been proposed as a tool for assessing vertebral bone quality, as it has been associated with bone mineral density, compressive strength, and fracture risk. Vertebral bone quality is believed to be an import...

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Main Authors: Schreiber, Joseph J., Hughes, Alexander P., Taher, Fadi, Girardi, Federico P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer US 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3903949/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24482618
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11420-013-9367-3
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