Analysis of influencing factors and predictive performance of lumbar disc herniation in elderly patients with osteoporosis
Zheng Gong, Kun Shi, Weiwei Meng, Yinjuan Tang, Zhipeng Song, Shaohua Chen, Shunchao Liu, Jiyang Zhu, Jun Zhuang, Wencheng Ye, Xiaonan Liu · 2026
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Gong and colleagues report a 2026 study of slipped lumbar discs in older patients who also have osteoporosis, thinning bones. The team reviewed 441 patients aged sixty to eighty at a Shanghai hospital who had quantitative CT bone scans, and split them by bone density and disc status in a case-control design. They weighed which clinical factors track with herniation and tested how well several indicators predict it.
The authors test how well several clinical indicators predict risk, so clinics can flag high-risk patients early. Disc herniation in a fragile spine is a double threat: surgery is riskier and falls are costlier. A risk score could steer prevention toward the likeliest patients.
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| CREATOR | Zheng Gong, Kun Shi, Weiwei Meng, Yinjuan Tang, Zhipeng Song, Shaohua Chen, Shunchao Liu, Jiyang Zhu, Jun Zhuang, Wencheng Ye, Xiaonan Liu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |