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From: Surgical outcomes of anterior column reconstruction for spinal fractures caused by minor trauma-preoperative examination of the number of intervertebral bone bridges is key to obtaining good bone fusion-

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Calculation of maxVB. Sagittal CT image spanning the thoracic vertebra to the lumbar vertebra showing continuous bony bridges between adjacent vertebrae at vertebrae 3 and 6. The maximum number of contiguous bone bridges between adjacent vertebrae was defined as the maxVB, which was 6. Abbreviations: maxVB, maximum number of vertebral bodies that are bony cross-linked with contiguous adjacent vertebrae

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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