Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty: complementary tecniques for the treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures Vertebroplastia y cifoplastia: técnicas complementarias para el tratamiento de la fractura vertebral osteoporótica dolorosa tipo compresión Vertebroplastia e cifoplastia: técnicas complementares para o tratamento da fratura vertebral osteoporótica dolorosa tipo compressão

OBJECTIVE: in a prospective study, we aimed to evaluate the potential use of kyphoplasty (KP) and vertebroplasty (VP) as complementary techniques in the treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). METHODS: after one month of conservative treatment for VCFs, patients wit...

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Main Authors: Alessio Lovi, Marco Teli, Alessandro Ortolina, Francesco Costa, Maurizio Fornari, Marco Brayda-Bruno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2009-03-01
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512009000100011