Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty: Biomechanics, outcomes, and complications

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 142-149

  Molinari, Robert W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Complications; Compression fracture; Kyphoplasty; Outcomes; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ANALGESIA; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; EXTRAVASATION; FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; KYPHOPLASTY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MYELOMA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSTEOLYSIS; PAIN; PARALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SPINE METASTASIS; SPINE MOBILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 2442449585     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bco.0000124216.61633.b1     Document Type: Review

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