Background: Osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) have become increasingly common,
and previous nonrandomized and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have compared the …

Osteoporosis and low bone mineral density (BMD) pose significant challenges in adult
spinal deformity surgery, increasing the risks of complications such as vertebral …

Methods: Using the New York State Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System,
all patients with DDD who underwent 2-to 3-level lumbar fusion from 2009 through 2011 …

In the past few decades, proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) has emerged as a new
complication after instrumented spinal fusion in adult and pediatric spinal deformities. This …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. Hounsfield units (HUs) are known to
correlate with clinical outcomes, but no study has evaluated how they correlate with …

Abstract Objective Hounsfield Unit (HU) value has been associated with future osteoporotic
fractures and postoperative complications. However, no studies on the impact of low HU …

Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this review is to aggregate currently available
literature as it pertains to treating surgical shoulder pathology in patients with osteoporosis …

Background: This study aimed to assess whether preoperative Hounsfield unit (HU) values
differ in short-term clinical outcomes after lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) surgery …

Purpose To assess, in a large population of Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD) patients, the true
interest of varying the upper anchors as a protective measure against Proximal Junctional …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. To assess the utility of preoperative
vertebral bone quality (VBQ) scores in predicting the five-year clinical outcomes following …