The value of CT in diagnosing postoperative lumbar conditions.
A series of 15 postlumbar laminectomy patients was investigated for residual disease. Clinical, myelograpic, and CT correlation was studied. With the assistance of contrast material injections, a "fibrographic effect" was obtained in scar tissue, differentiating it from residual disc material. The viability of free fat graft is detectable with CT technique.
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D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D009192:Myelography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed