Background Cancers that metastasize to the spine and primary cancers such as multiple
myeloma can result in vertebral compression fractures or instability. Conservative strategies …

Study Design. Systematic review. Objectives. To review the various radiographic parameters
currently used to assess traumatic thoracolumbar injuries, emphasizing the validity and …

Study Design. A prospective consecutive cohort study of clinical and radiographic outcomes
after kyphoplasty for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Objectives …

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of reinforcing short-segment pedicle screw
fixation with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) vertebroplasty in patients with thoracolumbar …

Study Design. A prospective radiographic analysis of deformity correction during the balloon
kyphoplasty procedure. Objective. To determine the spontaneous reduction of the deformity …

Object. The authors assessed the safety of balloon kyphoplasty in the reduction and repair of
osteopenic vertebral compression fractures and report functional outcomes (back pain and …

We studied 51 patients with 64 fractures of the thoracolumbar and lumbar spine undergoing
the surgical treatment by percutaneous trans-pedicular fixation and stabilization with …

Objective To assess the safety and efficacy of balloon kyphoplasty (KP) compared with
percutaneous vertebroplasty (VP) and provide recommendations for using these procedures …

Introduction It is still controversial whether adjacent level compression fractures after balloon
kyphoplasty (BK) and vertebroplasty (VP) should be regarded as the consequence of …

Study Design: Abstract consensus paper with systematic literature review. Objective: The
aim of this study was to establish recommendations for treatment of thoracolumbar spine …