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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-06-01
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Series: | Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405525517300389 |