Osteoporosis is a medical condition affecting men and women of different age groups and
populations. The compromised bone quality caused by this disease represents an important …

Pedicle screws are widely used for the treatment of spinal instability by spine fusion. Screw
loosening is a major problem of spine fusion, contributing to delayed patient recovery. The …

OBJECTIVE Loosening and pullout of pedicle screws are well-known problems in pedicle
screw fixation surgery. Augmentation of pedicle screws with bone cement, first described as …

With the global rise in the population of elderly along with other risk factors, spine surgeons
have to encounter osteoporotic spine more often. Osteoporotic spine, however, causes …

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes
between fenestrated pedicle screws augmented with cement and expandable pedicle …

Osteoporosis is a degenerative disease that threatens bone health of the elderly (especially
postmenopausal women). Since osteoporosis is important to prevent, the aim of this study …

OBJECTIVE Pedicle screw instrumentation of the osteoporotic spine carries an increased
risk of screw loosening, pullout, and fixation failure. A variety of techniques have been used …

Objectives To evaluate quantitative dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) for
phantomless analysis of cancellous bone mineral density (BMD) of vertebral pedicles and to …

Introduction. Management of elderly patients with thoracolumbar fractures is still challenging
due to frequent osteoporosis and risk of screws pull‐out. The aim of this study was to …

Background Vertebroplasty prefilling or fenestrated pedicle screw augmentation can be
used to enhance pullout resistance in elderly patients. It is not clear which method offers the …