PubMed · 2019 · 14 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgeryOrthopedic SurgeryDiagnostic RadiologySpinal BiomechanicsSpine SurgeryDegenerative Spine DiseaseLumbar Spine SurgerySpinal AssessmentSpinal DisordersSpinal FusionSpine ImagingAnterior Lumbar Interbody FusionClinical Outcome MeasurementLumbar Spinal FusionModic Endplate ChangesPaired T-testPostoperative RadiographsSubsidenceTransforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Preoperative Modic changes have no impact on fusion rate after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, but both type Ⅰ and Ⅱ Modic changes do increase the risk of cage subsidence.