Risk factors affecting spinal fusion: A meta-analysis of 39 cohort studies.
Shudong YangBeijun ZhouJiaxuan MoRuidi HeKunbo MeiZhi ZengGaigai YangYuwei ChenMingjiang LuoSiliang TangZhihong XiaoPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Conspicuous risk factors affecting spinal fusion include three patient-related risk factors (smoking, vitamin D deficiency, and diabetes) and four surgery-related risk factors (without the use of BMP-2, allograft, CPS fixation, and posterolateral fusion). These findings may help clinicians strengthen awareness for early intervention in patients at high risk of developing fusion failure.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- minimally invasive
- spinal cord
- randomized controlled trial
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- mesenchymal stem cells
- case report
- palliative care
- spinal cord injury
- smoking cessation
- glycemic control
- atrial fibrillation
- acute coronary syndrome
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- drug induced