Publications by authors named "Deyuan Zhao"
Objective: This study was designed to investigate the use of proximal femoral Hounsfield units (HU) in conventional abdominal and pelvic computed tomography (CT) to predict hip osteoporosis by coupling with data from quantitative CT (QCT).
Methods: In this study, 315 patients who underwent routine abdominal and pelvic CT with the proximal femur included in the scanning range were also subjected to QCT of the proximal femur. Pearson correlation test was performed to analyze the correlations of the femoral head, femoral neck, proximal femur, and femoral trochanter CT HU with the femoral neck, femoral trochanter, and intertrochanteric femur bone mineral density (BMD) values from QCT.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to compare the early clinical effects of two surgical techniques—percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PE-TLIF) and minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF)—in treating middle-aged and elderly patients with single-level lumbar disc herniation and instability.
- - Results showed that the PE-TLIF group experienced less back pain and shorter recovery times, although the surgery took longer and had more blood loss compared to the MIS-TLIF group.
- - Both surgical methods were deemed effective, but PE-TLIF patients had quicker returns to normal activities, while MIS-TLIF patients reported more complications.