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To evaluate the vertebral bone quality score as a predictor of pedicle screw loosening following surgical fixation for degenerative lumbar disease in comparison to Hounsfield unit values.

January 19, 2023SpineOpen Access

Vertebral Bone Quality Score as a Predictor of Pedicle Screw Loosening Following Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Disease

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WLWenshuai LiHebei Medical University HZHouze ZhuHebei Medical University ZHZijian HuaFudan University

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Clinical study finds vertebral bone quality scores predict pedicle screw loosening in degenerative lumbar surgery, indicating superior predictive power compared to Hounsfield units.

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To evaluate the vertebral bone quality score as a predictor of pedicle screw loosening following surgical fixation for degenerative lumbar disease in comparison to Hounsfield unit values.
Evaluated patients undergoing pedicle screw fixation for degenerative lumbar disease.
Assessed preoperative vertebral bone quality (VBQ) scores and Hounsfield unit (HU) values in relation to postoperative pedicle screw loosening.
Higher VBQ scores significantly correlated with an increased risk of lumbar pedicle screw loosening.
The VBQ score demonstrated superior predictive performance for pedicle screw loosening compared to HU values.

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Li et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8db97a5ecc596b5d18ad2 https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000004577

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Clinical study finds vertebral bone quality scores predict pedicle screw loosening in degenerative lumbar surgery, indicating superior predictive power compared to Hounsfield units.

Vertebral Bone Quality Score as a Predictor of Pedicle Screw Loosening Following Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Disease

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Vertebral Bone Quality Score as a Predictor of Pedicle Screw Loosening Following Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Disease

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