Postmenonpausal female patients who have lumbar spine surgery are the most susceptible to developing subsequent vertebral fractures within two years of surgery, according to an article published in Spine.
Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of 100 consecutive patients aged 55 or older who underwent spinal fusion for degenerative diseases between L1 and S1 and instrumentation for less than four segments.
Acute vertebral fractures were found in 20 vertebrae in 14 of the 59 female patients and only one of the male patients after surgery. Adjacent level fractures occurred within eight months of surgery and remote level fractures occurred between eight and 22 months after surgery.
Read the abstract about subsequent vertebral fractures in spinal fusion patients.
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Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of 100 consecutive patients aged 55 or older who underwent spinal fusion for degenerative diseases between L1 and S1 and instrumentation for less than four segments.
Acute vertebral fractures were found in 20 vertebrae in 14 of the 59 female patients and only one of the male patients after surgery. Adjacent level fractures occurred within eight months of surgery and remote level fractures occurred between eight and 22 months after surgery.
Read the abstract about subsequent vertebral fractures in spinal fusion patients.
Read other coverage on spine surgery:
- Study: Visual Analogue Scale and 5-Point Vertebral Rating Scale Not Interchangeable
- South Carolina Spine Center Uses Advanced Integrated OR Technology
- Study: 85% of BMP Procedures Between 2002 and 2007 Used for Off-Label Applications