Surgical techniques and clinical evidence of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fractures

Osteoporotic vertebral fracture is a disease condition with high morbidity and mortality, whose prevalence rises with mean increase in the life span. Conventional treatments for an osteoporotic vertebral fracture include bed rest, pain medication and brace implementation, but if the patient's p...

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Main Authors: Jae Hyup Lee, Ji-Ho Lee, Yuanzhe Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405525517300389