Comparison of screening strategies for prevalent vertebral fractures in South Korea: vertebral fracture assessment vs. spine radiography

Comparison of screening strategies for prevalent vertebral fractures in South Korea: vertebral fracture assessment vs. spine radiography

Abstract Background Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA) is a useful tool to detect the vertebral fracture (VF) with low cost and radiation exposure. We aimed to compare screening strategies including VFA and spine radiography (X-ray) for detecting VF in terms of clinical effectiveness, cost and radi...

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Main Authors: Sung-Hee Oh, Dam Kim, Young Eun Lee, Deog-Yoon Kim, Yu Kyung Lee, Joo-Hyun Lee, Sang-Cheol Bae, Yun Young Choi, Junhee Pyo, Jeonghoon Ahn, Yoon-Kyoung Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Spinal fracture
Radiography
Diagnostic imaging
Cost effectiveness
Radiation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-1958-1

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