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

Posted on: 03 April, 2019

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 previously undiagnosed.

Source: Medical Xpress

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