Detection of Bone Graft Failure in Lumbar Spondylodesis: Spatial Resolution with High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative CT
Peter C. Strohm1,
David Kubosch2,
Thorsten A. Bley2,3,
Christoph M. Sprecher4,
Norbert P. Südkamp1 and
Stefan Milz4
1 Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Albert-Ludwigs-University of
Freiburg Medical Center, Hugstetterstr. 55, 79106 Freiburg i Br.,
Germany.
2 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Freiburg Medical Center,
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
3 Present address: Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
WI.
4 AO Research Institute, AO Foundation, Davos, Switzerland.

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Fig. 2A —Sheep 6, consistently abnormal results among tested
techniques. 64-MDCT scan (A), high-resolution peripheral quantitative
CT scan (B), and contact radiograph (C) show lysis in region of
graft.
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Fig. 2B —Sheep 6, consistently abnormal results among tested
techniques. 64-MDCT scan (A), high-resolution peripheral quantitative
CT scan (B), and contact radiograph (C) show lysis in region of
graft.
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Fig. 2C —Sheep 6, consistently abnormal results among tested
techniques. 64-MDCT scan (A), high-resolution peripheral quantitative
CT scan (B), and contact radiograph (C) show lysis in region of
graft.
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