Utility of the vertebral bone quality score to predict complications after spine surgery: a systematic review
The data suggested that the VBQ score serves as a safe, convenient measure to predict complications after spine surgery. The lowest thresholds reported across all complications were 2.66 in the cervical spine and 2.6 in the lumbar spine, which may serve as rough cutoffs for prompting further patient testing. However, methodological heterogeneity limits guideline development. Future research with consistent methodology is necessary. Systematic review registration no.: CRD42024542755 (www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero).
Authors
- Jacob D. Greisman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1469-6059)
- Mohamed A. R. Soliman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1855-2551)
- Asham Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2593-8831)
- Esteban Quiceno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8967-1545)
- John Pollina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6234-4517)
- Jeffrey P. Mullin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0640-2329)
- Raphael Bastianon Santiago (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3690-8275)
Institutions
- Kaleida Health (US)
- Cairo University (EG)
- Jacobs (United States) (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.4.spine241473
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35