Purpose Literature studies showed a very wide range of pedicle screw loosening rates after
thoracolumbar stabilization, ranging from less than 1 to 15% in non-osteoporotic patients …

Background The objectives of this study were to define the role for surgery in the treatment of
chronic low back pain (cLBP) and to develop a new classification of cLBP based on the …

Introduction Pedicle screw fixation is the standard technique for the stabilization of the spine,
a clinically relevant complication of which is screw loosening. This retrospective study …

Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. To investigate whether magnetic resonance
imaging-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score can predict pedicle screw loosening in …

Study Design. Human cadaveric biomechanical study. Objective. To determine the fixation
strength of laterally directed, cortical pedicle screws under physiological loads. Summary of …

Abstract In the United States, acute low back pain, with or without radiculopathy, is the
leading cause of years lived with disability and the third ranking cause of disability-adjusted …

Chitosan coated porous titanium alloy implant (CTI) is demonstrated a promising approach
to improve osseointegration capacity of pure porous titanium alloy implant (TI). Since …

OBJECTIVE The authors aimed to compare the efficacy of lumbar vertebral body Hounsfield
units (HUs) and pedicle HUs at predicting pedicle screw loosening. METHODS The authors …

Study Design: Retrospective study. Objective: To investigate the incidence, risk factors, and
outcomes of pedicle screw loosening in degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) undergoing …

The poor tribocorrosion resistance of the Ti6Al4V alloy limits its wide applications in
orthopedics. In addition, the tribocorrosion performance and mechanism of the Ti6Al4V alloy …