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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2026

Absence of bone marrow edema on early postoperative MRI predicts fusion outcome after single-level lumbar interbody fusion.

Yukitoshi Shimamura, Masahiro Kanayama, Fumihiro Oha, Michihaya Kono, Ryo Fujita, Reiji Yamamoto, Shogo Fukase, Kohei Shiota, Tsutomu Endo, Tomoyuki Hashimoto and 1 more

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Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Yukitoshi ShimamuraSpine Center, Hakodate Central General Hospital, Hakodate, Japan. shimamuy82055@gmail.com.
Masahiro KanayamaSpine Center, Hakodate Central General Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
Fumihiro OhaSpine Center, Hakodate Central General Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
Michihaya KonoSpine Center, Hakodate Central General Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
Ryo FujitaSpine Center, Hakodate Central General Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
Reiji YamamotoSpine Center, Hakodate Central General Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
Shogo FukaseSpine Center, Hakodate Central General Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
Kohei ShiotaSpine Center, Hakodate Central General Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
Tsutomu EndoSpine Center, Hakodate Central General Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
Tomoyuki HashimotoSpine Center, Hakodate Central General Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.
Norimasa IwasakiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

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Bone marrow edemaEarly postoperative periodFusion statusLumbar interbody fusionTrabecular bone remodelingVertebral endplate cyst

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PMID42321422

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