Quantitative assessment of bone mineral density in cervical spine surgery: Diagnostic accuracy of C2 and C3 Hounsfield units versus cervical vertebral bone quality scores
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Background: Preoperative bone mineral density (BMD) assessment is essential for cervical spine surgery, yet dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is not routinely performed. Opportunistic imaging metrics such as computed tomogra... ...