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Teriparatide improves bone mass and fusion in osteoporosis, but its benefit in osteopenia or normal bone remains uncertain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the association between teriparatide exposure and (1) postoperative complications, (2) 90-day readmission, and (3) 2-year reoperation, stratified by bone health status (osteoporotic, osteopenic, and normal) in patients undergoing single-level lumbar fusion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting and Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective cohort study using the PearlDiver database from 2010 to 2021 identified patients undergoing single-level lumbar fusion.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Subjects and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients on teriparatide were matched 1:5 to controls based on age, gender, obesity status, bisphosphonate use, and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index. Patients were categorized by bone health status: Normal, osteopenic, or osteoporotic. Outcomes included postoperative complications, 90-day readmissions, and 2-year revision rates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Statistical Analysis Used:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Chi-square tests and multivariate logistic regressions were used for analysis, with statistical significance set at\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The analysis included 3527 teriparatide users and 17,576 controls. Teriparatide use was associated with significantly lower 90-day readmission and 2-year revision rates in osteopenic and normal bone health patients compared to osteoporotic patients. However, osteopenic patients on teriparatide experienced higher rates of deep vein thrombosis (1.8% vs. 0.4%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.030) and pulmonary embolism (1.2% vs. 0.1%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.021) than nonteriparatide counterparts.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among osteopenic patients, teriparatide was linked to fewer 2-year revisions but higher 90-day thromboembolic events. 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