The Impact of Osteoporosis on Adverse Outcomes After Short Fusion for Degenerative Lumbar Disease.
Adam J WolfertAlexander RompalaGeorge A BeyerNeil V ShahChibuokem P IkwuazomDavid KimSharan T ShahPeter G PassiasVirginie LafageFrank J SchwabCarl B PaulinoBassel G DieboPublished in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2022)
Patients with osteoporosis undergoing 2- to 3-level lumbar fusion for DDD were at higher risk of 2-year medical and surgical complications, especially implant-related and wound complications. These findings highlight the importance of rigorous preoperative metabolic workup and patients' optimization before spinal surgery.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- postmenopausal women
- bone mineral density
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- spinal cord
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass
- surgical site infection
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- body composition
- soft tissue
- acute coronary syndrome