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Classification of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures – Current Updates and How to Manage Them

open access: yesIndian Spine Journal
Osteoporosis is a silent epidemic that causes a significant increase in morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenses for patients. The most likely affected people are post-menopausal women and older men.
Aditya Kasture   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kyphoplasty versus Conservative Treatment: A Case–Control Study in 110 Postmenopausal Women Population. Is Kyphoplasty Better than Conservative Treatment?

open access: yesGlobal Spine Journal, 2015
Introduction Osteoporosis is a highly prevalent and one of the most debilitating and costly chronic diseases worldwide and it is also responsible for approximately 1.5 million vertebral fragility fractures (VCFs) a year.
Debora Colangelo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vertebral bone marrow fat, bone mineral density and diabetes: The Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Elevated vertebral bone marrow fat (BMF) among individuals with osteoporosis has been established in histomorphometric studies. Several studies have found a negative correlation between BMF and bone mineral density (BMD) at the spine in men and women ...
Sheu, Y.   +28 more
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A novel assessment system for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

open access: yesScientific Reports
The objective of this study was to introduce and validate a novel developed scoring system tailored specifically for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs), aiming to provide guidance for treatment selection. A retrospective analysis spanning from March 2016 to March 2021 was conducted on 208 patients diagnosed with osteoporotic vertebral
Weiqi Han   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Cost-Effectiveness of Alendronate in the Treatment of Osteoporosis in Denmark - An Economic Evaluation Based on the Fracture Intervention Trial [PDF]

open access: yes
Background: The Fracture Intervention Trial (FIT) showed that the bisphosphonate alendronate reduces the risk of fractures in women with low bone mass in the United States. Objective: To estimate the cost-effectiveness (cost per life-year gained and cost
Jönsson, Linus   +2 more
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Functional and Radiological Outcome of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture Managed with Balloon Kyphoplasty – A Prospective Study

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
Introduction: Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) affect significant portions of the body. Balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) is a minimally invasive treatment that offers pain relief and restoration of vertebral body height.
Charanjit Singh Dhillon   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An innovative technique for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures – vertebral osteotome with side-opening cannula

open access: yes, 2018
Xin He,1 Yang Liu,2 JiaNan Zhang,1 ShuaiJun Jia,1 YiBin Meng,1 YunFei Huang,1 QiNing Wu,1 DingJun Hao1 1Department of Spine Surgery, Hong Hui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an 710054, Shaan’xi Province ...
Liu Y   +7 more
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Analysis of the efficacy and safety of denosumab in the treatment of patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures after PVP

open access: yesScientific Reports
The overall purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of denosumab in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures and to compare the efficacy of denosumab in osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) patients with or without a ...
Yixuan Jiang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Percutaneous vertebroplasty for painful long-standing osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures : benefits, risks and optimization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This thesis evaluates the benefit and safety of the treatment of painful long-standing osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with percutaneous vertebroplasty.
Nieuwenhuijse, M.J.
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Treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

open access: yes, 2010
In Chapter I, an outline of this thesis is given. In Chapter 2 we prospectively determined the natural course of pain in patients with conservatively treated acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCF). In addition, we assessed the type of conservative therapy that these patients received.
Klazen,C.A.H.   +6 more
openaire   +1 more source

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