Authors: G Barbanti Brodano L Amendola K Martikos C Bettuzzi L Boriani A Gasbarrini S Bandiera S Terzi L Babbi C Griffoni S Boriani
Publish Date: 2012/10/09
Volume: 26, Issue: 3, Pages: 154-159
Abstract
The Authors present a retrospective review of 59 consecutive patients who underwent polymethylmethacrylate percutaneous vertebroplasty for vertebral compression fractures due to osteoporosis In the immediate postoperative followup a significant pain relief was found in 39 patients 661 moderate pain relief in 17 patients 288 while 3 patients 51 did not achieve relevant pain improvement Percutaneous vertebroplasty resulted to be an effective and safe procedure for treating vertebral compression fractures in the elderly
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