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Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures [PDF]
Ahi Evran Medical JournalIn this article, I would like to contribute to the article 'Retrospective Analysis of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures' from the perspective of a physiatrist. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to Akar for this valuable article.
Uğur Ertem
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Concomitant and previous osteoporotic vertebral fractures [PDF]
Acta Orthopaedica, 2017 Background and purpose — Patients with osteoporosis who present with an acute onset of back pain often have multiple fractures on plain radiographs. Differentiation of an acute osteoporotic vertebral fracture (AOVF) from previous fractures is difficult ...
Markus Lenski +2 more
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Osteoporotic vertebral fractures: an update
SICOT-JIntroduction: Osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) are the most common type of fragility fractures. They have a significant and usually detrimental impact on the patient’s functional status and mortality rate, constituting a substantial burden for the
Daskalakis Ioannis I. +3 more
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Vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fracture [PDF]
RMD Open, 2021 Appropriate care of patients with a recent painful osteoporotic vertebral fracture (VF) requires immobilisation, analgesics and spinal orthoses. Some VFs are however responsible for disabling pain and prolonged bed rest. In this context, vertebroplasty techniques have been proposed with a large benefit in case series and open-label randomised studies ...
Roux, Christian +3 more
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Missing an osteoporotic vertebral fracture. [PDF]
Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia, 2009 This case illustrates an 80-year-old lady who presented with acute low back pain and finally succumbed from complications of osteoporotic vertebral fracture. Among the contributing factors are delayed diagnosis and a lack of continuity of care. It reminds the practitioners of the importance to look out for red flag symptoms and to have a high index of ...
Cheong, Ai Theng, Khoo, Ee Ming
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Management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures
International Journal of General Medicine, 2010 Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are associated with considerable reduction of quality of life, morbidity, and mortality. The management of patients with vertebral fractures should include treatment for osteoporosis and measures to reduce pain and improve mobility.
Yannis Dionyssiotis
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Nanotechnology for treating osteoporotic vertebral fractures [PDF]
International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2015 Osteoporosis is a serious public health problem affecting hundreds of millions of aged people worldwide, with severe consequences including vertebral fractures that are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. To augment or treat osteoporotic vertebral fractures, a number of surgical approaches including minimally invasive vertebroplasty ...
Gao,Chunxia +4 more
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Osteoporotic vertebral endplate and cortex fractures: A pictorial review
Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2018 Despite years' research, the radiographic criteria for osteoporotic vertebral fracture and its grading remain debated. The importance of identifying vertebral endplate/cortex fracture (ECF) is being recognised; however, evaluation of osteoporotic ECF ...
Yì Xiáng J. Wáng +4 more
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Türk Osteoporoz Dergisi, 2005 Osteoporosis is the most prevalent metabolic bone disease in older people and osteoporotic fractures can be a major cause of morbidity. Vertebral fractures can adversely affect quality of life by causing pain, reducing physical function and mobility, and
Özlem El +9 more
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QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH PRIOR OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRAL FRACTURE [PDF]
Научно-практическая ревматология, 2018 Objective: to analyze the dynamics of quality of life (QOL) in patients with prior osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture during an 18-month follow-up study. Subjects and methods.
A. G. Solodovnikov +12 more
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