Diagnosing Bone Fragility in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients

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This session equips spine surgeons with a practical approach to bone health screening in adult spinal deformity patients. Learn why screening matters—osteoporosis prevalence, complication linkage, and DXA pitfalls in degenerative spines—and evidence-based criteria for who to screen and when. Master decision-changing tools including proper DXA technique, VFA, FRAX with and without TBS, quantitative/opportunistic CT with Hounsfield Unit thresholds for fixation risk, and VBQ on MRI. Apply a streamlined clinical pathway incorporating essential labs (vitamin D, PTH, ALP), fracture history, and a “green/yellow/red” surgical readiness rubric to guide optimization and endocrinology referral.

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Before You Cut: Diagnosing Bone Fragility in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients

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