Abstract:Background
We investigated the risk factors of cement leakage (CL) for polymethylmethacrylate-augmented cannulated pedicle screw (CPS) in spinal degenerative diseases and provided technical guidance for clinical surgery.
Methods
This study enrolled 276 patients with spinal degenerative disease and osteoporosis who were augmented using CPSs (835 screws in total) from May 2011 to June 2018 in our hospital. The patients' age, sex, bone mineral density (BMD), diagnosis, augmented positions, number of CPS implan… Show more
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