Hounsfield unit to serum pentosidine ratio predicts screw loosening after lumbar interbody fusion
This study demonstrates that the H/P ratio, which reflects both bone density and deterioration of bone quality in the vertebral body, may serve as a predictor of screw loosening at 12 months after lumbar spinal surgery.
Authors
- Shunsuke Katsumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1682-2749)
- Tomoaki Kanai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7511-6073)
- Keiichiro Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6147-6569)
- Daigo Arimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2582-165X)
- Akira Shinohara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2825-1819)
- Mitsuru Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1653-4309)
Institutions
- Jikei University School of Medicine (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-08236-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42