The following is a summary of “MRI-based vertebral bone quality score is a predictor of pedicle screw loosening following instrumented posterior lumbar fusion,” published in the January 2025 issue of ...

The combined intraoperative device-related complication rate was 6.3%. Complications included pedicle fracture (9: PI-2.6%, SI-0.4%), dural tears (47: PI-1 3.4%), inability to instrument (12 ...