The Spine Journal
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 998-1002, November 2008

Reliability and accuracy of fine-cut computed tomography scans to determine the status of anterior interbody fusions with metallic cages

  • Leah Y. Carreon, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray Street, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray Street, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. Tel.: (502) 584-7525; fax: (502) 584-6851.
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  • Steven D. Glassman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Kenton D. Leatherman Spine Center, 210 East Gray Street, Suite 900, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Suite 1003, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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  • James D. Schwender, MD

      Affiliations

    • Twin Cities Spine Center, Piper Building, 913 East 26th Street, Suite 600, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
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  • Brian R. Subach, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Virginia Spine Institute, 1831 Wiehle Avenue, Second Floor, Reston, VA 20190, USA
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  • Matthew F. Gornet, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis, 14825 North Outer Forty Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017, USA
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  • Shuichiro Ohno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Suite 1003, Louisville, KY 40202, USA

Received 20 August 2007; received in revised form 20 November 2007; accepted 20 December 2007. published online 15 February 2008.

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 Research support received from the Lumbar Spine Study Group through Medtronic Sofamor Danek and from Norton Healthcare.

 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 Authors acknowledge a financial relationship (research support from Medtronic Sofamor Danek [SDG], consultants for Medtronic Sofamor Danek [BRS, JDS, and SDG], stockholder and board member of Pioneer K2 [MFG], other support from Medtronic Sofamor Danek [JDS and SDG] and other support from Stryker [MFG]), which may indirectly relate to the subject of this research.

PII: S1529-9430(07)01063-7

doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2007.12.004

The Spine Journal
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 998-1002, November 2008

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