Sacroiliac Joint Degeneration After Lumbar or Lumbosacral Fusion Surgery-A Comparative Study of the Number of Fused Segments and Sacral Fusion.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate whether multi-segment fusion or fusion-to-sacrum increases sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pathology compared with single-segment fusion or a non-fused sacrum.

Methods: This study included 116 patients who underwent lumbar or lumbosacral fusion and were followed up for 2 years. The patients were classified into single-segment fusion (n = 46) and multi-segment fusion (more than two levels, n = 70) groups and then reclassified into the non-fused sacrum (n = 68) and fusion-to-sacrum groups (n = 48).

Decrease of Muscle Mass in Young Patients With Neuromuscular Disease: Assessment of Sarcopenia.

Background: Sarcopenia can be associated with the disease etiologies other than degenerative processes, such as neurologic disease including cerebral palsy, myelomeningocele, or Duchenne muscular dystrophy, even in children. Although the relationship between neurologic disease and scoliosis or ambulatory function is known, the mediators affecting scoliosis or gait function in these patients are unclear, an example might be sarcopenia. This study aimed to assess the degree of sarcopenia in young patients with neurologic diseases using computed tomography (CT), and analyze the correlation between sarcopenia and scoliosis or ambulatory function.

Effect of the sagittal osteotomy inclination angle on the posterior tibial slope change in high tibial osteotomy: three-dimensional simulation study.

In performing medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy, it is recommended not to alter the posterior tibial slope. However, it remains unclear whether the osteotomy inclination angle affects the posterior tibial slope in the sagittal plane. This study aimed to verify how anterior or posterior osteotomy inclination angle affects the tendency of change in the posterior tibial slope and to conduct quantitative analysis of the extent to which the posterior tibial slope changes according to the degree of the osteotomy inclination angle change in MOWHTO.

Comparison of the efficacy between sequential therapy with teriparatide and denosumab and denosumab monotherapy in suppressing fragility fracture risk.

Unlabelled: In this retrospective study, the effectiveness of short-term teriparatide with denosumab in reducing fragility fracture risk was determined in comparison with denosumab monotherapy. Administration of sequential teriparatide with denosumab showed excellent outcomes in suppressing the risk for fragility fractures compared with denosumab monotherapy.

Introduction: To determine the effectiveness of short-term teriparatide with denosumab in reducing the risk of fragility fractures in comparison to denosumab monotherapy.