ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2023
Abdominal aortic calcification assessed on standard lateral lumbar radiographs as a screening tool for impaired bone status in spine surgery.
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- The cross-sectional association between cardiometabolic index and abdominal aortic calcification in U.S. adults: evidence from NHANES 2013-2014.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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purposeThe aim of this study was to determine whether the presence of abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) can predict patient bone status, represented by volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) assessed with quantitative computed tomography (QCT).
methodsPatients undergoing lumbar fusion surgery at a tertiary care center between 2014 and 2021, with a preoperative lumbar CT-scan and lateral lumbar radiographs were retrospectively reviewed. A semi-quantitative measurement method for AAC (AAC 4, 8 and 24) was performed. QCT measurements were made for L1 and L2. Patients were divided into two groups depending on whether AAC was present. A one-way analysis of covariance was conducted to adjust for age. A multiple linear regression model was used to test if age, sex, BMI, diabetes, hypertension, smoking and presence of AAC could predict the vBMD. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was conducted for predicting impaired bone status.
results267 patients with a median age of 65.1 years and BMI of 29.8 kg/m
conclusionThe presence of AAC may identify patients at risk for impaired bone status. Preoperative evaluation of standard lumbar radiographs could be used as a potential diagnostic tool in assessing bone status.
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