Introduction: Osteopenia and osteoporosis are common conditions in the United States. The
health consequences of low bone density can be dire, from poor surgical outcomes to …

Introduction In spine surgery, poor bone condition is associated with several complications
like adjacent segment fractures, proximal junctional kyphosis, and screw loosening. Our …

Study Design. Expert consensus study. Objective. This expert panel was created to establish
best practice guidelines to identify and treat patients with poor bone health prior to elective …

Osteoporosis is a burgeoning clinical problem that is characterized by decreased bone
strength and density. It predisposes patients to fragility fractures and debilitating spine …

Osteoporosis is a skeletal condition characterized by decreased density (mass/volume) of
normally mineralized bone. The reduced bone density leads to decreased mechanical …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis. Objective. The aim of the study was to report the
incidence of undiagnosed osteoporosis in patients undergoing lumbar spine fusion using …

Physicians involved in treating spine fractures secondary to osteopenia and osteoporosis
should know the pathogenesis and current guidelines on managing the underlying …

Background With the increase in life expectancy, a large number of patients with
osteoporosis (OP) are undergoing spine surgery, which may adversely affect the surgical …

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence of osteoporosis in patients requiring
spine surgery. Among patients older than 50 years, the rate of osteoporosis in males was …

Abstractx Summary This study aims to investigate lumbar spine (LS) volumetric bone density
(vBMD) as a risk factor for complications (pseudoarthrosis, instrumentation failure, adjacent …