Chapter-04 Preoperative Bone Health Assessment and the Potential use of Systemic Osteoporosis Drugs in Select Patients Undergoing Elective Spine Fusion Surgery
BOOK TITLE: AO Spine Textbook: Comprehensive Overview on Surgical Management of the Spine
Author
1. Krohn Kelly
ISBN
9789386056955
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18416_5
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2020
Pages
8
Author Affiliations
1.
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Chapter keywords
Preoperative bone health assessment,
systemic osteoporosis drug,
spine fusion surgery,
pathophysiology,
osteoporosis,
bone loss,
pharmacologic agent,
vertebral fracture assessment,
VFA