2H11 Current status and future prospect of spinal reconstruction surgery and bone regeneration

Abstract

The arrival of a variety of new implants in the last two decades, together with the progress in surgical technique and postoperative care, has improved dramatically the performance of spine surgery. The problem that remains as yet is the poor bone quality in elderly patients. This reports attempts to describe current status and future prospect of spine reconstruction surgery and bone regeneration, especially in patients with osteoporosis.