Poor bone quality and low bone mineral density (BMD) have been previously tied to higher
rates of postoperative mechanical complications in patients undergoing spinal fusion. These …

Worldwide, osteoporosis management is in crisis because of inadequate delivery of care,
competing guidelines, and confusing recommendations. Additionally, patients are not …

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 …

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 …

OBJECTIVE Patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis who require surgery for symptomatic
degenerative spondylolisthesis may have higher rates of postoperative pseudarthrosis and …

Study Design This was a prospective randomized controlled trial study. Objective To
elucidate clinical and radiographic outcomes and complications of cortical bone trajectory …

This position development conference (PDC) Task Force examined the assessment of bone
status in orthopedic surgery patients. Key questions included which orthopedic surgery …

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 …

Study Design: Retrospective Study. Objective: To compare methods of assessing pre-
operative bone density to predict risk for osteoporosis related complications (ORC), defined …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this manuscript is to review the current
diagnosis, management, and referral practices of patients with osteoporosis after a fragility …