Elderly individuals and immunocompromised patients are at a higher risk of contracting Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) infection. If they also have a concurrent spinal compression fracture, it is necessary to consider tuberculosis spondylitis as
Fu-Shine Yang, Yi-Chin Chang, Re-Wen Wu
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Glucocorticosteroid-induced spinal osteoporosis: scientific update on pathophysiology and treatment [PDF]
Glucocorticosteroid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) is the most frequent of all secondary types of osteoporosis. The understanding of the pathophysiology of glucocorticoid (GC) induced bone loss is of crucial importance for appropriate treatment and ...
Buergi, Elizabeth +4 more
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Background: The objective of our study was to biomechanically evaluate the use of kyphoplasty to stabilize post-traumatic segmental instability in incomplete burst fractures of the vertebrae.
Oliver Riesenbeck +4 more
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Kyphoplasty in the early oncologic diagnosis and treatment of vertebral fractures: a clinical study [PDF]
Yener Akyuva +7 more
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The Role of Pre-soaked Bone Cement Gelatin Sponge Strips in Sealing Anterior Vertebral Wall Defects During Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Compression Fractures in the Elderly: A Retrospective Study [PDF]
Chong Sun +7 more
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Results, experience and technical points learnt with use of the SKy Bone Expander kyphoplasty system for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a prospective study of 40 patients with a minimum of 12 months of follow-up [PDF]
Leon Siang Shen Foo +6 more
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting new vertebral compression fractures after percutaneous kyphoplasty in postmenopausal patients [PDF]
Jianhu Zheng +6 more
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Differences in endplate deformation of the adjacent and augmented vertebra following cement augmentation [PDF]
Vertebral cement augmentation can restore the stiffness and strength of a fractured vertebra and relieve chronic pain. Previous finite element analysis, biomechanical tests and clinical studies have indirectly associated new adjacent vertebral fractures ...
Boyd, S. +3 more
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