Prone position in balloon kyphoplasty leads to no secondary vertebral compression fractures in osteoporotic spine – a MRI study

Prone position in balloon kyphoplasty leads to no secondary vertebral compression fractures in osteoporotic spine – a MRI study

Purpose: Vertebral compression fractures are the most common fractures in the elderly. Long lasting pain and deformity is responsible for consecutive impairment with markedly reduced life quality, increased morbidity and mortality. The beneficial effects of balloon kyphoplasty are verified in many s...

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Main Authors: Spalteholz, Matthias, Strasser, Evald, Hantel, Torsten, Gahr, Ralf Herbert
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2014-12-01
Series:GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW
Subjects:
osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
adjacent level fractures
subsequent vertebral compression fractures
balloon kyphoplasty
prone positioning
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/iprs/2014-3/iprs000058.shtml

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