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Table 1 Classification and grading system for ABL

From: Association between anterior bone loss and anterior heterotopic ossification in hybrid surgery

Grade

Definition

None

No any peri-prosthetic bone loss

Mild

EL%a > 95%

Moderate

EL% = 90–94%

Severe

EL% < 90% or implant subsidence

  1. ABL anterior bone loss
  2. aEL% = The endplate length at follow-ups / The immediate postoperative endplate length