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 …

Opportunistic assessment of bone density in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis using MRI-based vertebral bone quality

O Ramos, J Razzouk, JH Chung, WK Cheng… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) have increased prevalence of
lower bone mineral density (BMD) compared to healthy adolescents. Our goal was to …

Vertebral bone quality score as a predictor of pedicle screw loosening following surgery for degenerative lumbar disease

W Li, H Zhu, Z Hua, D Miao, F Wang, T Tong, L Wang - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. To investigate whether magnetic resonance
imaging-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score can predict pedicle screw loosening in …

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 …

Vertebral bone quality score independently predicts cage subsidence following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

MAR Soliman, AO Aguirre, CC Kuo, N Ruggiero… - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Cage subsidence following transforaminal lumbar interbody
fusion (TLIF) has been associated with poor bone quality. Current evidence suggests that …

MRI-based vertebral bone quality score effectively reflects bone quality in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compressive fractures

R Li, Y Yin, W Ji, X Wu, H Jiang, J Chen, Q Zhu - European Spine Journal, 2022 - Springer
Objective The present study is aimed to validate the ability of the vertebral bone quality
(VBQ) score to evaluate bone quality in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression …

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 …