Vertebroplasty for osteoporotic fracture? Think twice

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 654-656

  Kinkade, Scott ^a   Stevermer, James J ^a   Hickner, John ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCODONE; PARACETAMOL;

AGED; BONE PAIN; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; NOTE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE FRACTURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 74049111549     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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