Higher incidence of new vertebral fractures following percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty - Fact or fiction?

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 220-229

  Bliemel, Christopher ^a   Oberkircher, Ludwig ^a   Buecking, Benjamin ^a   Timmesfeld, Nina ^a   Ruchholtz, Steffen ^a   Krueger, Antonio ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Balloon kyphoplasty; Conservative treatment; New vertebral fracture; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KYPHOPLASTY; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPINE FRACTURE;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KYPHOPLASTY; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL FRACTURES; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 84862605868     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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