Radiofrequency-targeted vertebral augmentation versus traditional balloon kyphoplasty: Radiographic and morphologic outcomes of an ex vivo biomechanical pilot study

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 525-531

  Dalton, Brian E ^a   Kohm, Andrew C ^b   Miller, Larry E ^c,d   Block, Jon E ^d   Poser, Robert D ^b  

^a Tri State Neurological Surgeons   (United States)

^b DFINE Inc   (United States)

^c Miller Scientific Consulting Inc   (United States)

^d The Jon Block Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon kyphoplasty; Fracture; Polymethylmethacrylate; Radiofrequency targeted; Vertebral augmentation

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DESTRUCTION; BONE MATRIX; BONE STRUCTURE; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KYPHOPLASTY; LOADING TEST; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PILOT STUDY; RADIOFREQUENCY TARGETED VERTEBRAL AUGMENTATION; RADIOSURGERY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRABECULAR BONE; VERTEBRA BODY;

BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; KYPHOPLASTY; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENT; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84872332626     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S37025     Document Type: Article

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