The efficacy of conservative treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures on acute pain relief: a systematic review with meta-analysis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 702-714

  Rzewuska, Magdalena ^a   Ferreira, Manuela ^a   McLachlan, Andrew J ^b   Machado, Gustavo C ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analgesics; Conservative treatment; Orthoses; Systematic review; Vertebral compression fracture

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUTE PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESIA; BACK PAIN; COMPLICATION; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; ORTHOSIS; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; SPINAL FRACTURES;

ACUTE PAIN; ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BACK PAIN; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 84939988298     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-015-3821-5     Document Type: Review

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