title: Comment on Xue et al.: Alendronate treatment improves bone-pedicle screw interface fixation in posterior lateral spine fusion: an experimental study in a porcine model.
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D019386:Alendronate / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000187:drug effects; D001863:Bone Screws; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000187:drug effects; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D019386:Alendronate
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