Can posterior implant removal prevent device-related vertebral osteopenia after posterior fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? A mean 29-year follow-up study.

Kei WatanabeMasayuki OhashiToru HiranoKeiichi KatsumiHirokazu ShojiTatsuki MizouchiYuya IshikawaKazuhiro HasegawaNaoto EndoHideaki E Takahashi

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2019)

Instrumented PSF causes stress-shielding-induced osteopenia of the vertebral body within the fusion area in adulthood, which cannot be prevented by posterior implant removal, probably due to firm fusion mass formation. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
soft tissue
depressive symptoms
high glucose
drug induced
stress induced
body composition