Screw-related complications after instrumentation of the osteoporotic spine: a systematic literature review with meta-analysis

E Rometsch, M Spruit, JE Zigler… - Global spine …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Systematic literature review with meta-analysis. Objective: Osteoporosis is
common in elderly patients, who frequently suffer from spinal fractures or degenerative …

Paradigm shift in geriatric fracture treatment

PM Rommens - European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2019 - Springer
The number of geriatric patients is increasing. These patients exhibit specific characteristics,
which influence the type of fracture care. Many patients have comorbidities, which make …

Insufficient stability of pedicle screws in osteoporotic vertebrae: biomechanical correlation of bone mineral density and pedicle screw fixation strength

L Weiser, G Huber, K Sellenschloh, L Viezens… - European Spine …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Loosening of pedicle screws is one major complication of posterior spinal
stabilisation, especially in the patients with osteoporosis. Augmentation of pedicle screws …

Hounsfield units value is a better predictor of pedicle screw loosening than the T-score of DXA in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases

D Zou, Z Sun, S Zhou, W Zhong, W Li - European Spine Journal, 2020 - Springer
Purpose To compare the performance of using Hounsfield units (HU) value derived from
computed tomography and T-score of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to predict …

The cement leakage in cement-augmented pedicle screw instrumentation in degenerative lumbosacral diseases: a retrospective analysis of 202 cases and 950 …

H Guo, Y Tang, D Guo, S Zhang, Y Li, G Mo… - European Spine …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the incidence, type and risk factors of cement leakage (CL) with
cement-augmented pedicle screw instrumentation (CAPSI) in degenerative lumbosacral …

Outcomes of the use of cement-augmented cannulated pedicle screws in lumbar spinal fusion

HJ Son, SH Choi, DR Heo, I Kook, MK Lee, HS Ahn… - The Spine Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT There are few studies of the radio-clinical outcomes of cement-
augmented cannulated pedicle screw (CPS) fixation in osteoporotic patients. PURPOSE To …

A comparison between cortical bone trajectory screws and traditional pedicle screws in patients with single-level lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis: five-year …

JW Kwon, Y Park, BH Lee, SY Park, CK Lim, JH Yang… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective observational study. Objective. This study investigated the
clinical and radiological results of using cortical bone trajectory (CBT) screws versus …

Time to augment?! Impact of cement augmentation on pedicle screw fixation strength depending on bone mineral density

L Weiser, G Huber, K Sellenschloh, L Viezens… - European spine …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Cement augmentation of pedicle screws is known to increase their mechanical
strength. Aim was to evaluate the impact of cement augmentation on pedicle screw fatigue …

Impact of screw diameter on pedicle screw fatigue strength—a biomechanical evaluation

L Viezens, K Sellenschloh, K Püschel, MM Morlock… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Loosening of pedicle screws is a frequently observed complication in spinal
surgery. Because additional stabilization procedures such as cement augmentation or …

Assessing the utility of MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) for predicting lumbar pedicle screw loosening

Y Gao, W Ye, X Ge, H Wang, J Xiong, Y Zhu… - European Spine …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Study Design Retrospective cohort. Objective The purpose of this study is to assess
the potential of utilizing the MRI-based vertebral bone quality (VBQ) score as a predictive …