Prediction of pedicle screw loosening using an MRI-based vertebral bone quality score in patients with lumbar degenerative disease

Z Chen, F Lei, F Ye, H Zhang, H Yuan, S Li, D Feng - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To explore a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based bone quality
assessment method for predicting pedicle screw loosening in the lumbar spine. Methods We …

Preoperative MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score assessment in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion

SN Salzmann, I Okano, C Jones, J Zhu, S Lu… - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT The importance of bone status assessment in spine surgery is
well recognized. The current gold standard for assessing bone mineral density is dual …

Novel MRI-based vertebral bone quality score as a predictor of cage subsidence following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

YH Hu, YC Yeh, CC Niu, MK Hsieh, TT Tsai… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Decreased bone mineral density as measured by dual-energy x-ray
absorptiometry (DEXA) has been reported to be associated with cage subsidence following …

Opportunistic use of lumbar magnetic resonance imaging for osteoporosis screening

A Kadri, N Binkley, D Hernando, PA Anderson - Osteoporosis International, 2022 - Springer
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a routine assessment before spine surgery. We found
that the opportunistic use of MRI with the vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score has good …

Vertebral bone quality score independently predicts proximal junctional kyphosis and/or failure after adult spinal deformity surgery

CC Kuo, MAR Soliman, AO Aguirre, N Ruggiero… - …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF)
can be catastrophic complications associated with adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery …

Comparison of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebral bone quality scores for increased utility of bone mineral density screening

J Razzouk, O Ramos, E Ouro-Rodrigues… - European Spine …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the associations among the validated lumbar vertebral bone quality
(VBQ) score, and cervical and thoracic VBQ scores. Methods Radiographic records of 100 …

Use of MRI-based vertebral bone quality score (VBQ) of S1 body in bone mineral density assessment for patients with lumbar degenerative diseases

W Huang, Z Gong, H Wang, C Zheng, Y Chen… - European Spine …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the use of the modified and simplified vertebral bone quality (VBQ)
method based on T1-weighted MRI images of S1 vertebrae in assessing bone mineral …

Average lumbar Hounsfield units predicts osteoporosis-related complications following lumbar spine fusion

JD St. Jeor, TJ Jackson, AE Xiong… - Global Spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective Study. Objective: To compare methods of assessing pre-
operative bone density to predict risk for osteoporosis related complications (ORC), defined …

A novel cervical vertebral bone quality score independently predicts cage subsidence after anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion

MAR Soliman, AO Aguirre, CC Kuo, N Ruggiero… - …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Surgeons can preoperatively assess bone quality using dual-energy X-ray
absorptiometry or computed tomography; however, this is not feasible for all patients …

The predictive value of a novel site-specific MRI-based bone quality assessment, endplate bone quality (EBQ), for severe cage subsidence among patients …

C Jones, I Okano, A Arzani, Y Dodo, M Moser… - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Studies have shown that site-specific bone density
measurements had more predictive value for complications than standard whole-region …