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Evaluation and Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures [PDF]
The Permanente Journal, 2012 Compression fractures affect many individuals worldwide. An estimated 1.5 million vertebral compression fractures occur every year in the US. They are common in elderly populations, and 25% of postmenopausal women are affected by a compression fracture during their lifetime.
Daniela, Alexandru, William, So
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Radiographic and safety details of vertebral body stenting : results from a multicenter chart review [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Up to one third of BKP treated cases shows no appreciable height restoration due to loss of both restored height and kyphotic realignment after balloon deflation.
Benneker, Lorin Michael +11 more
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Pulmonary Artery Cement Embolism after a Vertebroplasty
Case Reports in Orthopedics, 2015 Background Context. Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure most commonly used for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures. Although it is relatively safe, complications have been reported over time.
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Role of Transpedicular Percutaneous Vertebral Biopsy for Diagnosis of Pathology in Vertebral Compression Fractures [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2016 Study DesignRetrospective observational study.PurposeTo identify the role of percutaneous vertebral biopsy in histopathological diagnosis of vertebral compression fractures and to identify the frequency of unexpected malignancy in vertebral compression ...
Saurabh Shrinivas Pagdal +3 more
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Vertebral compression fractures
, 2010 Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are the most common fragility fractures that affect the elderly population accounting for over 70,000 hospital admissions annually in the United States. Osteoporosis is a significant risk factor for VCFs which affects white females at a disproportionately greater rate than any other demographic group ...
Ejovi Ughwanogho, Nader M. Hebela
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Management of vertebral compression fracture in general practice: BEACH program. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The pain associated with vertebral compression fractures can cause significant loss of function and quality of life for older adults. Despite this, there is little consensus on how best to manage this condition.To describe usual care provided by general ...
Rodrigo Z Megale +6 more
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Does the Spine Surgeon’s Experience Affect Fracture Classification, Assessment of Stability, and Treatment Plan in Thoracolumbar Injuries? [PDF]
, 2017 Study Design: Prospective survey-based study. Objectives: The AO Spine thoracolumbar injury classification has been shown to have good reproducibility among clinicians.
Chapman, Jens R. +11 more
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Surgical Case Reports, 2019 Background Empyema and pyogenic spondylitis are common diseases that are often caused by oral pathogens in direct or hematogenous infection. However, there exists no report describing empyema and pyogenic spondylitis caused by oral pathogens after a ...
Daisuke Nakamura +3 more
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Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2019 For compression fracture, vertebral body height loss (VBHL) and kyphotic angle (KA) are two important imaging parameters for determining the prognosis and appropriate treatment.
Wei-En Hsu +5 more
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QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH PRIOR OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRAL FRACTURE
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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