Coronal imbalance and intervertebral disc degeneration in degenerative scoliosis: an analysis using Hounsfield units measurement
Degenerative scoliosis patients with coronal imbalance exhibit more severe IVDD, which was evaluated using HU values of the IVDs. This suggests that IVDD is closely associated with the presence of coronal imbalance.
Authors
- Lei-Sheng Jiang
- Peng-Bo Chen
- Zeyu Lu
- Qing-Yin Xu
- Xin-Feng Zheng
- Muradil Mardan
- Bo Li
- Sheng-Dan Jiang
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- XinHua Hospital (CN)
- Online Technologies (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/js9.0000000000004999
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00