Vertebral Fractures: Clinical Importance and Management

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 221.e1-221.e10

  Kendler, D L ^a   Bauer, D C ^b   Davison, K S ^c   Dian, L ^a   Hanley, D A ^d   Harris, S T ^b   McClung, M R ^e   Miller, P D ^f   Schousboe, J T ^g,h   Yuen, C K ^a   Lewiecki, E M ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e OREGON OSTEOPOROSIS CENTER   (United States)

^f Health Sciences Center and Colorado Center for Bone Research   (United States)

^g PARK NICOLLET INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

ⁱ NEW MEXICO CLINICAL RESEARCH AND OSTEOPOROSIS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Fracture; Osteoporosis; Treatment; Vertebral

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

CASE FINDING; CHRONIC PAIN; EMERGENCY CARE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCREENING; SPINE FRACTURE; AGED; BACK PAIN; CANADA; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL FRACTURES;

AGED; BACK PAIN; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 84973408851     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.09.020     Document Type: Review

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