Comparison of pedicle screw fixation with or without cement augmentation for treating single-segment isthmic spondylolisthesis in the osteoporotic spine

Abstract The present study examined the necessity of cement-augmented pedicle screw fixation in osteoporotic patients with single-segment isthmic spondylolisthesis.Fifty-nine cases were reviewed retrospectively. Thirty-three cases were in the polymethylmethacrylate-augmented pedicle screw (PMMA-PS)...

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Main Authors: Jian-cheng Peng, Hui-zhi Guo, Chen-guang Zhan, Hua-sheng Huang, Yan-huai Ma, Shun-cong Zhang, Yue-rong Xu, Guo-ye Mo, Yong-chao Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27539-x