Comparison of 50 vertebral compression fractures treated with surgical (kyphoplasty) or non surgical approach

Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 184-186

  Giannotti, Stefano ^a   Carmassi, Fabio ^a   Bottai, Vanna ^a   Dell'Osso, Giacomo ^a   Gazzarri, Francesco ^a   Guido, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Kyphoplasty; Osteoporosis; Social cost; Vertebral compression fracture (VCFs)

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOPLASTY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REST;

EID: 84871886665     PISSN: 17248914     EISSN: 19713266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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