CT-based radiomics predicts adjacent vertebral fracture after percutaneous vertebral augmentation.

Background: Adjacent vertebral fracture (AVF) is a frequent complication following percutaneous vertebral augmentation (PVA). While radiomics is widely utilized in the field of spinal medicine, its application for assessing the risk of AVF in post-PVA patients remains limited.

Objective: We aim to develop and validate predictive models using machine learning algorithms for radiomics and clinical risk factors to assess the risk of AVF after PVA.

The predictive value of albumin to alkaline phosphatase ratio for vertebral refractures in postmenopausal women.

Introduction: To investigate the clinical value of serum albumin to alkaline phosphatase ratio (AAPR) in predicting the risk of osteoporotic vertebral refractures group (OVRFs) after percutaneous vertebral augmentation (PVA) in postmenopausal women.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective case-control study including a series of postmenopausal women patients with osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) and underwent PVA. Patients were divided into OVRFs and non-OVRFs.

The Effects of Abdominal Obesity and Sagittal Imbalance on Sacroiliac Joint Pain After Lumbar Fusion.

Background: Postoperative sacroiliac joint pain (SIJP) is a common manifestation of failed back surgery syndrome after a posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF). However, there is currently no consensus on the risk factors for SIJP after PLIF.

Objectives: We explored the effects of abdominal obesity and sagittal imbalance on SIJP after PLIF.