Vertebral compression fractures

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 555-559

  O'Toole, John E ^a   Traynelis, Vincent C ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; BACKACHE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EDITORIAL; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KYPHOPLASTY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL FRACTURES; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 79955604484     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.10.SPINE10622     Document Type: Editorial

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