Does the formation of vertebral endplate cysts predict nonunion after lumbar interbody fusion?

Spine
Shunsuke FujibayashiMasashi Neo

Abstract

A retrospective study was conducted to investigate the impact of vertebral endplate cyst formation on union status after lumbar interbody fusion. To assess the impact of cyst formation at the vertebral endplate in the early detection of nonunion after lumbar interbody fusion. The relationship between vertebral endplate cyst formation and subsequent union status was evaluated retrospectively using dynamic x-ray and computed tomography (CT) and multiplanar reconstruction. Although many studies have reported on the assessment of bony union after lumbar interbody fusion, no study has reported on the radiological risk factors for nonunion in the early postoperative period. The meaning and importance of vertebral endplate cyst formation have not been reported and should be clarified. Radiological vertebral endplate changes at 93 levels were assessed in 76 patients after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, using a titanium cage with pedicle screw fixation. Computed tomographic findings for the vertebral endplate at 3 months were compared between nonunion and union cases. The relationship between vertebral endplate cyst formation and union status was tested statistically. Fifty-nine union cases were compared with 17 nonunion cases....Continue Reading

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Jul 13, 2014·European Spine Journal : Official Publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society·Osamu NemotoAkira Fujikawa
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