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Clinical and radiographic outcomes of extreme lateral approach to interbody fusion with β-tricalcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite composite for lumbar degenerative conditions

W. Blake Rodgers, Edward J. Gerber and Jody A. Rodgers
International Journal of Spine Surgery January 2012, 6 24-28; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.10.001

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    Radiographic evaluation scales

    Description
    Lenke scale
     Grade IFused with remodeling and trabeculae
     Grade IIGraft intact, not fully remodeled and incorporated throughout; no lucencies
     Grade IIIGraft intact but definite lucency at top or bottom of graft
     Grade IVDefinitely not fused with resorption of bone graft and with collapse
    Volume scale
     Grade I0%–25% of available space occupied by bone
     Grade II26%–50% of available space occupied by bone
     Grade III>50% of available space occupied by bone
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Clinical and radiographic outcomes of extreme lateral approach to interbody fusion with β-tricalcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite composite for lumbar degenerative conditions
W. Blake Rodgers, Edward J. Gerber, Jody A. Rodgers
International Journal of Spine Surgery Jan 2012, 6 24-28; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsp.2011.10.001
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