Safety and efficacy of vertebroplasty: Early results of a prospective one-year case series of osteoporosis patients in an academic high-volume center | Zendy

Christoph Röder | Zendy; Albrecht W. Popp | Zendy; Malgorzata Perler | Zendy; P. Heini | Zendy; Peter Diel | Zendy; Dominique Merky | Zendy

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Safety and efficacy of vertebroplasty: Early results of a prospective one-year case series of osteoporosis patients in an academic high-volume center

Author(s) -

Christoph Röder,

Albrecht W. Popp,

Malgorzata Perler,

P. Heini,

Peter Diel,

Dominique Merky

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

indian journal of orthopaedics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434

H-Index - 33

eISSN - 1998-3727

pISSN - 0019-5413

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.53452

Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , osteoporosis , prospective cohort study , psychological intervention , quality of life (healthcare) , surgery , lumbar , demographics , physical therapy , demography , nursing , psychiatry , sociology

Vertebroplasty (VP) is a cost-efficient alternative to kyphoplasty. However, it is considered inferior when it comes to maintaining safety and in vertebral body (VB) height restoration. We assess the safety and efficacy of VP in alleviating pain, improving quality of life (QoL), and restoring alignment.

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