Endplate degeneration and intervertebral vacuum phenomenon are positively correlated. A retrospective study in patients undergoing lumbar fusion surgery

• G. Camino Willhuber,
• L. Schonnagel,
• E. Chiapparelli,
• G. Evangelisti,
• K. Amoroso,
• P. Köhli,
• A.E. Guven,
• T. Caffard,
• J. Shue,
• G. Sokunbi,
• Z. William,
• M. Bendersky,
• F.P. Girardi,
• A.A. Sama,
• F.P. Cammisa,
• A.P. Hughes

Affiliations

G. Camino Willhuber

Orthopedic and Traumatology, Asuncion Klinika, Tolosa, Spain

L. Schonnagel

Orthopedic, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America

E. Chiapparelli

Spine Care Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America

G. Evangelisti

Spine Surgery, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

K. Amoroso

Spine Care Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America

P. Köhli

Spine Care Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America

A.E. Guven

Spine Care Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America

T. Caffard

Spine, Hospital for Special Surgery , New York, United States of America

J. Shue

Spine Care Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America

G. Sokunbi

Spine Care Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America

Z. William

Spine Care Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America

M. Bendersky

Institute of Orthopedics, Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina

F.P. Girardi

Spine Care Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America

A.A. Sama

Spine Care Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America

F.P. Cammisa

Spine Care Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America

A.P. Hughes

Spine Care Institute, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, United States of America