Surgical Strategies in Osteoporotic Bone

Autor: Robert A. McGuireJr, Joseph M. Zavatsky
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Vertebral Compression Fractures in Osteoporotic and Pathologic Bone ISBN: 9783030338602
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-33861-9_18
Popis: Osteoporosis can often present challenges when instrumenting the spine for a host of spinal conditions, particularly spinal deformity. This chapter will review the different methods utilized in the evaluation and identification of patients with osteoporosis, common medical management, techniques to optimize spinal instrumentation fixation, and ways to reduce the risk of complications including screw loosening and proximal junction kyphosis (PJK) in the osteoporotic spine.
Databáze: OpenAIRE