ReviewJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023
Correlation analysis of the vertebral compression degree and CT HU value in elderly patients with osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures.
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Abstract
backgroundTo explore the correlation of the vertebral compression degree and cancellous bone CT HU in elderly patients with osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures.
methodsElderly patients with single-segment vertebral fragility fractures were retrospectively reviewed. All patients experienced a low-energy trauma and underwent thoracolumbar MRI. The consistency of measurement between two spine surgeons was evaluated. The average CT HU value of the adjacent vertebral body was used instead.
resultsA total of 54 patients were included in the final analysis. The patients' average age was 70.39 ± 8.53 years, and the average CT HU value was 72.78 ± 29.75 HU. The average vertebral compression ratio was 0.57 ± 0.16. Measurements showed both good intrarater repeatability and good interrater reproducibility of the vertebral compression ratio (ICC = 0.978). The degree of vertebral compression in thoracolumbar osteoporotic fractures was strongly positively correlated with the cancellous bone CT HU value (P < 0.01).
conclusionsThe local bone quality as evaluated by the CT HU value is an important factor affecting the degree of compression in osteoporotic vertebral fractures. This study provides quantitative evidence that a greater compression ratio with thoracolumbar osteoporotic fractures was associated with lower bone density in elderly patients. Further longitudinal studies with larger cohorts are needed to verify this relationship.
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