Open AccessInitial non-weight-bearing therapy is important for preventing vertebral body collapse in elderly patients with clinical vertebral fractures
Author(s) -
Yoichi Kishikawa
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s25972
Subject(s) - medicine , weight bearing , surgery , bed rest , spinal canal stenosis , back pain , lumbar , spinal canal , spinal cord , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry
The aim of the present conventional observational study was to compare the clinical outcomes of initial non-weight-bearing therapy and conventional relative rest therapy among elderly patients with clinical vertebral fractures.
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