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CT scan prior to spine fusion finds almost half of patients had undiagnosed osteoporosis

For patients contemplating spinal fusion surgery to alleviate pain, bone health is an important consideration. If a patient is found to have low bone density prior to surgery, it could affect the ...
Hartford Courant

‘X-ray vison’ allows a CT surgeon to see the spine through the patient’s back. Here’s how he does it.

Dr. Isaac Moss, an orthopedic surgeon at UConn Health, can see his patient’s spinal column during surgery without cutting the back open or even having to look at a two-dimensional X-ray on a screen.
News Medical

CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery reveals undiagnosed osteoporosis in many patients

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City found that a CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery indicated that a significant number of patients had low bone density that was ...
Science Daily

Screening for cervical spine risk factors could reduce CT scans by half

Study finds identifiable risk factors ED staff can use for evaluation, avoiding over 100,000 unnecessary scans annually. An estimated 8 million children suffer blunt trauma annually, and while ...
Hartford Courant

How 3D printing helped straighten CT woman’s spine. And made her taller.

Edurne Heredia’s lowest lumbar vertebra was not whole. Rather than being mostly round, it was essentially triangular, according to her surgeon, Dr. Herdeep Singh of UConn Health’s Comprehensive Spine ...