The Role of Hounsfield Units in Predicting Cage Subsidence After Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
This study affirms HU as a potential predictive tool for CS in patients undergoing LLIF for degenerative spinal diseases. Future studies should explore the cut-off of 120 HU to validate its predictive capability.
Authors
- J. Boey
- Reuben Chee Cheong Soh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2410-5176)
- Zachary Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3107-9391)
- Chen Zhang
Institutions
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Singapore General Hospital (SG)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- National University Health System (SG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2026.124836
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00