A. P. Hughes

Cervical Paraspinal Muscle Atrophy Is Associated With Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis.

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study is to assess the relationship between carotid artery stenosis (CAS) and muscle morphology. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Paraspinal muscle degeneration, marked by fatty infiltration (FI) and reduced functional cross-sectional area (...

Response to “Letter to the Editor Regarding “Streamlining the MRI-Derived Vertebral Bone Quality Score for Preoperative Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Screening”

We thank the authors for their thoughtful and constructive comments on our simplified MRI-derived vertebral bone quality score using L1/L2 measurements VBQL1/2. We agree with the authors that multicenter studies incorporating heterogeneous scanners and acquisition protocols are necessary before absolute VBQ cutoff valu...

Reoperation rates and radiographic outcomes after short-segment standalone lateral lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative lumbar scoliosis.