Pseudo-Kümmel's disease: A unique application for vertebroplasty

Pain Physician

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-211

  Hirsch, Joshua A ^a   Reddy, Arra S ^a   Linfante, Italo ^a   Rachlin, Jacob R ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

K mmell's disease; Osteoporosis; Pseudo K mmell's disease; Thoracolumbar spine; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GENTAMICIN BONE CEMENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE TUMOR; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; KYPHOSIS; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTTRAUMATIC OSTEOPOROSIS; SENILE OSTEOPOROSIS; SPINE FUSION; SYMPTOM; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 0043065324     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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