CT Scan of a healthy cervical spine / Source: Wikimedia Commons and Mikael Haggerstrom
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If you’ve ever stared at a 1-year postoperative posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) CT and wondered whether that faint trabecular haze means “fusion imminent” or “fusion?…maybe later,” you’re not alone.

In fact, one research team took it upon themselves to decode the radiographic tea leaves of trabecular bone remodeling (TBR) so you don’t have to.


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