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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2025

Marloes J M Peters, Roel Wierts, Elisabeth M C Jutten, Wouter A M Broos, Mariel P Ter Laak, Paul C Willems

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Marloes J M PetersDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2972-0285
Roel WiertsDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9955-8754
Elisabeth M C JuttenDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8013-4919
Wouter A M BroosDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Ziekenhuis, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9086-9217
Mariel P Ter LaakDepartment of Neurosurgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Paul C WillemsDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands. p.willems@mumc.nl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5996-7548

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePosterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) is a surgical procedure in which stabilization of spinal segments is achieved by inserting interbody cages filled with bone graft. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is an imaging modality to assess physiological processes at cellular level, well before manifestation of morphological changes on computed tomography (CT). The goal was to determine whether MATERIALS AND

methods20 consecutive PLIF patients (21 levels) were prospectively included. Based on diagnostic CT one year postoperatively, operated segments were classified as pseudarthrotic or fused.

results11 segments were classified as pseudarthrotic and 10 as fused. Pseudarthrotic segments showed lower intervertebral overall bone metabolism values compared to fused segments at six weeks. Pseudarthrotic segments showed lower intervertebral bone blood flow at six weeks and lower intervertebral bone mineral incorporation at one year compared to fused segments. Overall bone metabolism of the operated intervertebral disc space at six weeks had the highest diagnostic accuracy for predicting the fusion status at one year.

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Fluorine RadioisotopesLumbar VertebraePositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographySpinal FusionAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesTime FactorsFluorine-18Fluorine Radioisotopes18F-fluoride PET/CTBone graftBone metabolismKinetic modellingSpinal fusion

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PMCPMC12070508

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