ArticleMicroorganisms2022
Osteopenia and Sarcopenia as Potential Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infection after Posterior Lumbar Fusion: A Retrospective Study.
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- The impact of sarcopenia on the incidence of postoperative outcomes following spine surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Sarcopenia: current state of knowledge and its implications in orthopaedics and traumatology for enhanced clinical strategies and patient outcomes.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2026Review
- Risk factors for surgical site infection following posterior lumbar interbody fusion in patients with degenerative lumbar spine disease: a retrospective study.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Risk factors for reoperation following operative fixation of patella fractures.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Article
- Effect of Sarcopenia on the Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation of Medial Branch Nerves for Lumbar Facet Arthropathy in Patients Aged 60 Years and Older: A Retrospective Analysis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
- Systemic immune-inflammatory biomarkers combined with the CRP-albumin-lymphocyte index predict surgical site infection following posterior lumbar spinal fusion: a retrospective study using machine learning.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Optimizing Treatment Strategies for Distal Radius Fractures in Osteoporosis: A Comparative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- A Pilot Study on Circulating, Cellular, and Tissue Biomarkers in Osteosarcopenic Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- MRI-based central sarcopenia negatively impacts the therapeutic effectiveness of single-segment lumbar fusion surgery in the elderly.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage Combined with Blood Biomarkers Predicts Poor Wound Healing After Posterior Lumbar Spinal Fusion: A Machine Learning Analysis.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Analysis of Postoperative Distal Radius Fracture Outcomes in the Setting of Osteopenia and Osteoporosis for Patients with Comorbid Conditions.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2023Article
- Impact of Sarcopenia on Spinal Spondylosis: A Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Complications after Posterior Lumbar Fusion for Degenerative Disc Disease: Sarcopenia and Osteopenia as Independent Risk Factors for Infection and Proximal Junctional Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Surgical site infection (SSI) is a feared complication in spinal surgery, that leads to lower outcomes and increased healthcare costs. Among its risk factors, sarcopenia and osteopenia have recently attracted particular interest. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the influence of sarcopenia and osteopenia on the postoperative infection rate in patients treated with posterior fusion for degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine. This retrospective study included data from 308 patients. Charts were reviewed and central sarcopenia and osteopenia were evaluated through magnetic resonance images (MRI), measuring the psoas to lumbar vertebral index (PLVI) and the M score. Multivariate linear regression was performed to identify independent risk factors for infection. The postoperative SSI rate was 8.4%. Patients with low PLVI scores were not more likely to experience postoperative SSI (
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