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MRI-based endplate bone quality predicts bony fusion and cage subsidence after PLIF in patients with Modic changes.
Background Modic changes (MCs) are classified into non- sclerotic and sclerotic types based on endplate morphology. Our previous work showed that non- sclerotic MCs increase cage subsidence risk after posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF), while sclerotic MCs reduce bony fusion rates. Endplate bone quality (EBQ), an...
Xiao-Xia Qiao, Zhao Guo, Tong Li et al.
· Frontiers in Physiology · 0 citations