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Patients issued ERT within the 12-month preoperative period were separated from patients with no documented ERT use. Propensity score matching was performed 1:1 based upon demographic characteristics and medical comorbidities. Rates of medical complications were assessed within 90 days postoperatively. Secondary outcomes include pseudarthrosis and revision surgery, which were evaluated within one and two years postoperatively. P &lt; 0.05 indicates statistical significance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 1,570 matched pairs were included. The incidence of PE was more than doubled in the ERT-positive cohort (RR 2.167, 95% CI 1.097 \u2013 4.279,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.022). Rates of pseudarthrosis were elevated in the ERT-positive cohort within one (12.9% versus 9.9%, RR 1.303, 95% CI 1.070 \u2013 1.587,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.008) and two years postoperatively (14.8% versus 11.6%, RR 1.275, 95% CI 1.064 \u2013 1.528,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.008); reoperation rates were similar at both intervals. ERT use was also associated with increased rates of ED utilization within 90 days postoperatively (15.4% versus 11.1%, RR 1.377, 95% CI 1.148 \u2013 1.651,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients on preoperative ERT may represent a higher-risk cohort amongst single-level lumbar fusion candidates. Further studies are warranted to explore causality and the potential mechanistic underpinnings between ERT and unsuccessful bone healing and thromboembolic complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/21925682261494600","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]],"date-time":"2026-10-07T16:59:51Z","timestamp":1791392391000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Investigating the Relationship Between Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Postoperative Complications Following Single-Level Lumbar Fusion: A Propensity Matched Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-3878-5183","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kyle B.","family":"Stump","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alec M.","family":"Giakas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rothman Orthopaedic Institute"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gregorio","family":"Baek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rothman Orthopaedic Institute"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5831-055X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mitchell K.","family":"Ng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rothman Orthopaedic Institute"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrew P.","family":"Alvarez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rothman Orthopaedic Institute"},{"name":"AdventHealth"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alan S.","family":"Hilibrand","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rothman Orthopaedic Institute"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexander R.","family":"Vaccaro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rothman Orthopaedic Institute"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gregory D.","family":"Schroeder","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rothman Orthopaedic Institute"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christopher K.","family":"Kepler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rothman Orthopaedic Institute"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_5_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/BRS.0000000000002822"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/BRS.0000000000001567"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/01.brs.0000248132.15231.fe"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3171\/2014.4.SPINE14270"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.xnsj.2024.100327"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.wneu.2025.124553"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/BRS.0000000000005235"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.xnsj.2025.100829"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/BRS.0000000000004695"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3171\/2020.5.FOCUS20289"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/neuros\/nyab317"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-025-89985-z"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2022.24140"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_15_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2019-00221"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_16_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/frph.2026.1745210"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_17_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.k4810"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_18_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jamahealthforum.2024.3128"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_19_2","unstructured":"US Food and Drug Administration. 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