Two-year cost comparison of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures: Are initial surgical costs misleading?

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1437-1445

  Ong, K L ^a   Lau, E ^a   Kemner, J E ^b   Kurtz, S M ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b Medtronic Spinal and Biologics   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Kyphoplasty; Medicare; Spine fracture; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KYPHOPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; THORACIC SPINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; KYPHOPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MEDICARE; NEOPLASMS; SPINAL FRACTURES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; UNITED STATES; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 84876500441     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-2100-0     Document Type: Article

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