Pre-operative bone quality deficits and risk of complications following spine fusion surgery among postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT: Poor bone quality is a risk factor for complications after spinal fusion surgery. This study investigated pre-operative bone quality in postmenopausal women undergoing spine fusion and found that those with small bones, thinner cortices and surgeries involving more vertebral levels were at highest risk for complications.

Purpose

Spinal fusion is one of the most common surgeries performed worldwide. While skeletal complications are common, underlying skeletal deficits are often missed by pre-operative DXA due to artifact from spinal pathology. This prospective cohort study investigated pre-operative bone quality using high resolution peripheral CT (HRpQCT) and its relation to post-operative outcomes in postmenopausal women, a population that may be at particular risk for skeletal com

SUBMITTER: Dash AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12005389 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature