Risk factors for non-surgical vertebral refracture after vertebroplasty in elderly patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Guangxi Med J. (2019) 41:3002–8.

Introduction Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) are a major complication of osteoporosis and can result in severe back pain, spinal deformity, the loss of mobility, a decreased ...

Vertebral compression fractures account for a significant portion of the more than $17 billion of annual direct costs associated with osteoporotic fractures in the United States.

The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) is requested to review the scientific evidence for the use of vertebroplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures ...

Armingeat T et al. (2006) Intravenous pamidronate for pain relief in recent osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a randomized double-blind controlled study. Osteoporos Int 17: 1659–1665 ...

CHICAGO — Although cement augmentation did not alter the rate of secondary fracture after osteoporotic compression fracture, results presented here showed a decrease in secondary fracture rate ...

Although the incidence of nonvertebral fracture, and specifically hip fractures, is quite similar in all of the studies outlined in Table 2, bisphosphonates have not been unequivocally shown to reduce ...

Vertebral fracture refers to a break in any of the bones (vertebrae) of the spinal column. Vertebral compression fractures usually occur when the front of the vertebral body collapses, and may be ...

The thesis studied older women, ages 65 to 80 years, with one of the most common osteoporosis fractures: vertebral compression fracture. This is a painful condition in which a weakened vertebra is ...

HealthDay News — In patients with suspected vertebral compression fractures, the addition of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reduces the rate of misdiagnosis of acute lesions and hidden lesions ...