NLR and PLR as Adjunctive Markers of MRI-Derived Vertebral Bone Quality in a Preoperative Lumbar Cohort
Liang Ma, Yuxiu Liu, Yazhuo Qin, Yong Liu, Hetong Yu, Zhanbei Ma, Chong Nan · 2025
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Description
Liang Ma and six co-authors test whether two cheap blood ratios can flag poor spine bone quality before surgery. Their study appeared in twenty twenty-five. The ratios compare white cell and platelet counts, and both rise with inflammation in the body.
The team studied two hundred patients aged fifty or older who had lumbar surgery. A bone quality score came from MRI scans, where fattier marrow means weaker bone. Patients with weaker scores were older and had higher ratios. Both ratios rose in step with the score, and each stayed linked after age and other traits were accounted for. The authors suggest the ratios could help sort patients by risk, while calling for prospective checks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Liang Ma, Yuxiu Liu, Yazhuo Qin, Yong Liu, Hetong Yu, Zhanbei Ma, Chong Nan |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |