Forearm bone mineral density predicts screw loosening after lumbar fusion similar to lumbar Hounsfield unit value in patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis
Qian Chen, Zhen Tu, Youwei Ai, Wen Li, Jianwen Chen, Junfei Feng, Wei Deng, Ye Wang, Ping Jiang
Topics & Concepts
MedicineHounsfield scaleLumbarBone mineralForearmOrthopedic surgerySpondylolysisSpondylolisthesisOrthodonticsOsteoporosisSurgeryInternal medicineComputed tomographySpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyBone health and osteoporosis researchSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques