Pre-operative bone quality deficits and risk of complications following spine fusion surgery among postmenopausal women.
Alexander S DashEmma BillingsKatelyn VlastarisHan Jo KimMatthew E CunninghamJoseph RaphaelFrancis LovecchioJohn A CarrinoDarren LeblDonald McMahonEmily M SteinPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2023)
Women with smaller bones, thinner cortices and procedures involving a greater number of vertebrae were at highest risk for post-operative complications, providing insights into surgical and skeletal risk factors for complications in this population.