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January 24, 2026Journal of Neurological Surgery Part A Central European Neurosurgery

Accuracy of MRI-Based Vertebral and Endplate Bone Quality in Predicting Cage Subsidence in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Evaluate the accuracy of MRI-based vertebral and endplate bone quality in predicting cage subsidence in anterior cervical spine surgery.
Conducted a comprehensive search across multiple databases for relevant studies.
Assessed risk of bias using QUADAS-2 for included studies.
Analyzed pooled VBQ and EBQ values, sensitivity, specificity, and AUC.
High VBQ and EBQ scores significantly associated with increased subsidence risk (OR 2.63).
Pooled sensitivity and specificity for VBQ were 78.9% and 85.7%, respectively.
EBQ sensitivity was 81.8% and specificity 88.7%, with higher AUC values.

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Systematic review evaluates MRI-based bone quality scores in predicting cage subsidence in anterior cervical surgery, indicating their strong accuracy.

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Purnomo et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69746187bb9d90c67120b5b7 https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2793-1168

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Systematic review evaluates MRI-based bone quality scores in predicting cage subsidence in anterior cervical surgery, indicating their strong accuracy.

Accuracy of MRI-Based Vertebral and Endplate Bone Quality in Predicting Cage Subsidence in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Accuracy of MRI-Based Vertebral and Endplate Bone Quality in Predicting Cage Subsidence in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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