NeurospinePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-06-30DOI: 10.14245/ns.2347120.560
Rachel Thommen, Christian A Bowers, Aaron C Segura, Joanna M Roy, Meic H Schmidt
{"title":"Baseline Frailty Measured by the Risk Analysis Index and 30-Day Mortality After Surgery for Spinal Malignancy: Analysis of a Prospective Registry (2011-2020).","authors":"Rachel Thommen, Christian A Bowers, Aaron C Segura, Joanna M Roy, Meic H Schmidt","doi":"10.14245/ns.2347120.560","DOIUrl":"10.14245/ns.2347120.560","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the prognostic utility of baseline frailty, measured by the Risk Analysis Index (RAI), for prediction of postoperative mortality among patients with spinal malignancy (SM) undergoing resection.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>SM surgery cases were queried from the American College of Surgeons - National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database (2011-2020). The relationship between preoperative RAI frailty score and increasing rate of primary endpoint (mortality or discharge to hospice within 30 days, \"mortality/hospice\") were assessed. Discriminatory accuracy was assessed by computation of C-statistics (with 95% confidence interval [CI]) in receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 2,235 cases were stratified by RAI score: 0-20, 22.7%; 21-30, 11.9%; 31-40, 54.7%; and ≥ 41, 10.7%. The rate of mortality/hospice was 6.5%, which increased linearly with increasing RAI score (p < 0.001). RAI was also associated with increasing rates of major complication, extended length of stay, and nonhome discharge (all p < 0.05). The RAI demonstrated acceptable discriminatory accuracy for prediction of primary endpoint (C-statistic, 0.717; 95% CI, 0.697-0.735). In pairwise ROC comparison, RAI demonstrated superiority versus modified frailty index-5 and chronological age (p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Preoperative frailty, as measured by RAI, is a robust predictor of mortality/ hospice after SM surgery. The frailty score may be applied in clinical settings using a user-friendly calculator, deployed here: https://nsgyfrailtyoutcomeslab.shinyapps.io/spinalMalignancyRAI/.</p>","PeriodicalId":19269,"journal":{"name":"Neurospine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224747/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurospinePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-06-30DOI: 10.14245/ns.2347270.635
Dong Hun Kim, Jae Taek Hong, Jung Woo Hur, Il Sup Kim, Ho Jin Lee, Jong Beom Lee
{"title":"Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in C2 Recapping Laminoplasty for the Pathologies in the Upper Cervical Spine.","authors":"Dong Hun Kim, Jae Taek Hong, Jung Woo Hur, Il Sup Kim, Ho Jin Lee, Jong Beom Lee","doi":"10.14245/ns.2347270.635","DOIUrl":"10.14245/ns.2347270.635","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate C2 muscle preservation effect and the radiological and clinical outcomes after C2 recapping laminoplasty.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Fourteen consecutive patients who underwent C2 recapping laminoplasty around C1-2 level were enrolled. To evaluate muscle preservation effect, the authors conducted a morphological measurement of extensor muscles between the operated and nonoperated side. Two surgeons measured the cross-sectional area (CSA) of obliquus capitis inferior (OCI) and semispinalis cervicis (SSC) muscle before and after surgery to determine atrophy rates (ARs). Additionally, we examined range of motion (ROM), sagittal vertical axis (SVA), neck visual analogue scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index (NDI), and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score to assess potential changes in alignment and consequent clinical outcomes following posterior cervical surgery.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We measured the CSA of OCI and SSC before surgery, and at 6 and 12 months postoperatively. Based on these measurements, the AR of the nonoperated SSC was 0.1% ± 8.5%, the AR of the operated OCI was 2.0% ± 7.2%, and the AR of the nonoperated OCI was -0.7% ± 5.1% at the 12 months after surgery. However, the AR of the operated side's SSC was 11.2% ± 12.5%, which is a relatively higher value than other measurements. Despite the atrophic change of SSC on the operated side, there were no prominent changes observed in SVA, C0-2 ROM, and C2-7 ROM between preoperative and 12 months postoperative measurements, which were 11.8 ± 10.9 mm, 16.3° ± 5.9°, and 48.7° ± 7.7° preoperatively, and 14.1 ± 11.6 mm, 16.1° ± 7.2°, and 44.0° ± 10.3° at 12 months postoperative, respectively. Improvement was also noted in VAS, NDI, and JOA scores after surgery with JOA recovery rate of 77.3% ± 29.6%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>C2 recapping laminoplasty could be a useful tool for addressing pathologies around the upper cervical spine, potentially mitigating muscle atrophy and reducing postoperative neck pain, while maintaining sagittal alignment and ROM.</p>","PeriodicalId":19269,"journal":{"name":"Neurospine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224761/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurospinePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-06-30DOI: 10.14245/ns.2448568.284
Wongthawat Liawrungrueang
{"title":"Commentary on \"The Utility and Feasibility of Smart Glasses in Spine Surgery: Minimizing Radiation Exposure During Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Insertion\".","authors":"Wongthawat Liawrungrueang","doi":"10.14245/ns.2448568.284","DOIUrl":"10.14245/ns.2448568.284","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19269,"journal":{"name":"Neurospine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224752/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurospinePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-06-30DOI: 10.14245/ns.2448552.276
Karlo M Pedro, Michael G Fehlings
{"title":"Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration of the Injured Spinal Cord: A Focus on Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy - Commentary on \"Pharmacological Treatment of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: A Critical Review of Current Evidence\".","authors":"Karlo M Pedro, Michael G Fehlings","doi":"10.14245/ns.2448552.276","DOIUrl":"10.14245/ns.2448552.276","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19269,"journal":{"name":"Neurospine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224726/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurospinePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-06-30DOI: 10.14245/ns.2448376.188
Jwo-Luen Pao
{"title":"Preliminary Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of the \"No-Punch\" Decompression Techniques for Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Spine Surgery.","authors":"Jwo-Luen Pao","doi":"10.14245/ns.2448376.188","DOIUrl":"10.14245/ns.2448376.188","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To avoid the most offending surgical instrument for dural tears, we develop a \"no-punch\" decompression technique for unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) spine surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective study enrolled 68 consecutive patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis segments. The treatment results were evaluated using the visual analogue scale (VAS) for low back and leg pain, the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores, and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Radiological outcomes were evaluated using the preoperative and postoperative magnetic resonance imaging.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This study included 36 male and 32 female patients who received 109 segments of decompression, with an average age of 68.7 (37-90 years). The average operation time was 52.2 minutes. The average hospital stay was 3.1 days. There were no dural tears but 3 minor surgical complications, all treated conservatively. The VAS for low back and leg pain improved from 4.6 and 7.0 to 0.8 and 1.2. The JOA score improved from 16.2 to 26.8, with an improvement rate of 82.0%. The ODI improved from 50.1 to 18.7. All these improvements were statistically significant. The cross-sectional dural area improved from 61.1 to 151.3 mm2, with an average increase of 90.2 mm2 and 205.3%. 87.1% of the ipsilateral facet joints and 84.7% of the contralateral facet joints were preserved. In 61% of the decompressed segments, the ipsilateral facet joints were preserved better than the contralateral facet joints.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The UBE \"no-punch\" decompression technique effectively avoids the dural tears. It provides effective neural decompression, excellent facet joint preservation, and good treatment outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19269,"journal":{"name":"Neurospine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224751/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurospinePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-06-30DOI: 10.14245/ns.2448166.083
Jun Jae Shin, Sun Joon Yoo, Tae Woo Kim, Jae-Young So, Won Joo Jeong, Mu Ha Lee, Joongkyum Shin, Yoon Ha
{"title":"Radiological and Clinical Significance of Cervical Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy.","authors":"Jun Jae Shin, Sun Joon Yoo, Tae Woo Kim, Jae-Young So, Won Joo Jeong, Mu Ha Lee, Joongkyum Shin, Yoon Ha","doi":"10.14245/ns.2448166.083","DOIUrl":"10.14245/ns.2448166.083","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study compared the morphometric changes of the cervical spinal cord using dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) and assessed the correlation with kinematic changes, cord cross-sectional area (CSA), and high signal intensity (SI) on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with CSM were evaluated through dynamic MRI for sagittal and axial CSA changes of the cervical cord, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) reserve ratio, degree of cord impingement, cord compression rate, range of motion (ROM), and severity of SI on T2WI. The degree of cord impingement was evaluated using the Muhle grading system. Clinical outcomes were assessed using Japanese Orthopaedic Association scoring and Nurick grade.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 191 patients (113 males) with a mean age of 55.34 ± 12.09 years. The lowest sagittal CSF reserve ratio and cord occupation rate were observed during extension. Cord impingement and SI change were more prevalent in extension-positioned MRI. There was no difference between ROM on dynamic radiographs and dynamic MRI. Preoperative cervical ROM was greater in patients with intensely high SI change.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Dynamic MRI is useful for evaluating neck movement. Patients with high SI had greater ROM before surgery but worse outcomes after. Neck extension exacerbated cervical stenosis and cord compression compared to flexion, and cervical spinal motion contributed to the severity of CSM. Cervical spinal motion should be carefully evaluated, particularly in hyperextension, to prevent worsening of CSM.</p>","PeriodicalId":19269,"journal":{"name":"Neurospine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224733/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Spinal Cord Compression in Predicting Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring Events in Patients With Kyphotic Deformity: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Study.","authors":"Zhen Jin, Jie Li, Hui Xu, Zongshan Hu, Yanjie Xu, Ziyang Tang, Yong Qiu, Zhen Liu, Zezhang Zhu","doi":"10.14245/ns.2448160.080","DOIUrl":"10.14245/ns.2448160.080","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To establish a novel classification system for predicting the risk of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) events in surgically-treated patients with kyphotic deformity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with kyphotic deformity who underwent surgical correction of cervicothoracic, thoracic, or thoracolumbar kyphosis in our center from July 2005 to December 2020 were recruited. We proposed a classification system to describe the morphology of the spinal cord on T2-weighted sagittal magnetic resonance imaging: type A, circular/symmetric cord with visible cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) between the cord and vertebral body; type B, circular/oval/symmetric cord with no visible CSF between the cord and vertebral body; type C, spinal cord that is fattened/deformed by the vertebral body, with no visible CSF between the cord and vertebral body. Furthermore, based on type C, the spinal cord compression ratio (CR) < 50% was defined as the subtype C-, while the spinal cord CR ≥ 50% was defined as the subtype C+. IONM event was documented, and a comparative analysis was made to evaluate the prevalence of IONM events among patients with diverse spinal cord types.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 294 patients were reviewed, including 73 in type A; 153 in type B; 53 in subtype C- and 15 in subtype C+. Lower extremity transcranial motor-evoked potentials and/or somatosensory evoked potentials were lost intraoperatively in 41 cases (13.9%), among which 4 patients with type C showed no return of spinal cord monitoring data. The 14 subtype C+ patients (93.3%) had IONM events. Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that patients with a type C spinal cord (subtype C-: odds ratio [OR], 10.390; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.215-48.735; p = 0.003; subtype C+, OR, 497.000; 95% CI, 42.126- 5,863.611; p < 0.001) are at significantly higher risk of a positive IONM event during deformity correction compared to those with a type A. In further multiple logistic regression analysis, the spinal cord classification (OR, 5.371; 95% CI, 2.966-9.727; p < 0.001) was confirmed as an independent risk factor for IONM events.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We presented a new spinal cord classification system based on the relative position of the spinal cord and vertebrae to predict the risk of IONM events in patients with kyphotic deformity. In patients with type C spinal cord, especially those in C+ cases, it is essential to be aware of potential IONM events, and adopt standard operating procedures to facilitate neurological recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":19269,"journal":{"name":"Neurospine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224738/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurospinePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-06-30DOI: 10.14245/ns.2448600.300
Inbo Han
{"title":"From the Editor-in-Chief: Featured Articles in the June 2024 Issue.","authors":"Inbo Han","doi":"10.14245/ns.2448600.300","DOIUrl":"10.14245/ns.2448600.300","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19269,"journal":{"name":"Neurospine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224757/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurospinePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-06-30DOI: 10.14245/ns.2347116.558
Sang Hun Lee, Micheal Raad, Andrew H Kim, David B Cohen, Khaled M Kebaish
{"title":"Radiographic and Clinical Outcomes of Transverse Process Hook Placement at the Proximal Thoracic Upper Instrumented Vertebra in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.","authors":"Sang Hun Lee, Micheal Raad, Andrew H Kim, David B Cohen, Khaled M Kebaish","doi":"10.14245/ns.2347116.558","DOIUrl":"10.14245/ns.2347116.558","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Few studies have reported radiographic and clinical outcomes of transverse process hook (TPH) placement at the proximal thoracic upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. This study aims to investigate radiographic and clinical outcomes of TPH placement at the UIV for ASD surgery.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a retrospective cohort of 56 patients with ASD (age, 59 ± 13 years; followup, 44 ± 19 months) from Johns Hopkins Hospital, who underwent long posterior spinal fusion to the proximal thoracic spine (T2-5). Visual analogue scale (VAS) for back pain, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), 36-item Short Form health survey scores, thoracic kyphosis (TK), lumbar lordosis, sacral slope, pelvic tilt, pelvic incidence, proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) angle, PJK incidence, pattern of PJK, grades of TPH dislodgement, revision surgery, and factors associated with high-grade TPH dislodgement were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>VAS for back pain and ODI values improved significantly from preoperatively to final follow-up. Mean change in PJK angle was 12° (range, 0.5°-43°). Twenty patients (36%) developed PJK, of whom 13 had compression fractures at 1 vertebra distal to the UIV (UIV-1). Final TPH position was stable in 42 patients (75%). In most patients (86%), TPH dislodgement did not progress after 6-month postoperative follow-up. Three patients (5.3%) underwent revision surgery to extend the fusion because of symptomatic PJK. Unstable TPH position was associated only with revision surgery and TK.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>TPH placement at the proximal thoracic UIV for long fusion showed favorable clinical and radiographic outcomes in terms of the incidence of PJK and mean PJK angle at mean 44-month follow-up. TPHs placed in the proximal thoracic UIV were in stable position in 75% of patients. Compression fracture at UIV-1 was the most common pattern of PJK. PJK angle progression was greater in revision cases and in patients with greater preoperative thoracic kyphosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19269,"journal":{"name":"Neurospine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224741/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141492842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
NeurospinePub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-02DOI: 10.14245/ns.2347256.628
Ikchan Jeon, Sung Bae Park, Bong Ju Moon, Miyoung Choi, Sung Uk Kuh, Jongtae Kim
{"title":"Comparison of the Clinical Efficacy of Anabolic Agents and Bisphosphonates in the Patients With Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.","authors":"Ikchan Jeon, Sung Bae Park, Bong Ju Moon, Miyoung Choi, Sung Uk Kuh, Jongtae Kim","doi":"10.14245/ns.2347256.628","DOIUrl":"10.14245/ns.2347256.628","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We investigated the clinical efficacy of anabolic agents compared with bisphosphonates (BPs) for the incidence of new osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF) and fracture healing of OVF in the patients with OVF via meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Electronic databases, including PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched for published RCTs till December 2022. The RCTs that recruited participants with osteoporosis at high-/very high-risk of fracture (a history of osteoporotic vertebral or hip fracture) or fresh OVF were included in this study. We assessed the risk of bias on every included RCTs, estimated relative risk (RR) for the incidence of new OVF and fracture healing of OVF, and overall certainty of evidence. Meta-analyses were performed by Cochrane review manager (RevMan) ver. 5.3. Cochrane risk of bias 2.0 and GRADEpro/GDT were applied for evaluating methodological quality and overall certainty of evidence, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five hundred eighteen studies were screened, and finally 6 eligible RCTs were included in the analysis. In the patients with prevalent OVF, anabolic agents significantly reduced the incidence of new OVF (teriparatide and romosozumab vs. alendronate and risedronate [RR, 0.57; 95% confidence interval, 0.45-0.71; p < 0.00001; high-certainty of evidence]; teriparatide vs. risedronate [RR, 0.50; 95% confidence interval, 0.37-0.68; p < 0.0001; high-certainty of evidence]). However, there was no evidence of teriparatide compared to alendronate in fracture healing of OVF (RR, 1.23; 95% confidence interval, 0.95-1.60; p = 0.12; low-certainty of evidence).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In the patients with prevalent OVF, anabolic agents showed a significant superiority for preventing new OVF than BPs, with no significant evidence for promoting fracture healing of OVF. However, considering small number of RCTs in this study, additional studies with large-scale data are required to obtain more robust evidences.</p>","PeriodicalId":19269,"journal":{"name":"Neurospine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224729/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140870835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}