Evaluation of the quality of life after vertebroplasty to treat compressive osteoporotic fractures ,

Objective:with increasing life expectancy around the world, fractures due to osteoporosis have become more common and the expenditure for treating them has also increased. The aim here was to evaluate the improvement in pain and quality of life among patients with compressive osteoporotic vertebral...

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Main Authors: Renato Faria Santos, Julio César Simas Ribeiro, Frederico Barra de Moraes, André Luiz Passos Cardoso, Wilson Eloy Pimenta Junior, Murilo Tavares Daher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2014-10-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162014000500477&lng=en&tlng=en