Study Design. Systematic literature review. Objective. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of
vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty using the data presented in published clinical studies, with …

Age-related hyperkyphosis is an exaggerated anterior curvature in the thoracic spine that
occurs commonly with advanced age. This condition is associated with low bone mass …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Vertebral compression fractures affect at least one-fourth of all
postmenopausal women. The most significant risk factor is osteoporosis, most commonly …

BACKGROUND: Vertebroplasty (VP) and kyphoplasty (KP) are routinely used to treat
vertebral body compression fractures (VCFs) resulting from osteoporosis or vertebral body …

Bone pain and spinal axial deformity are major concerns in aged patients suffering from
osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (VCF). Pain can be relieved by vertebroplasty or …

Purpose To assess the use of the dual-energy computed tomographic (CT) virtual
noncalcium technique in the evaluation of bone marrow edema in vertebral compression …

Objective To evaluate previous research to determine if exercise can improve preexisting
hyperkyphosis by decreasing the angle of thoracic kyphosis in adults aged≥ 45 years. Data …

Back pain is the principal manifestation of most osteoporotic vertebral compression
fractures, and may be either acute and excruciating, or chronic and persistent. 1, 2 Acute …

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

Percutaneous vertebroplasty is an efficient procedure to treat pain due to osteoporotic
vertebral compression fractures. However, refracture of cemented vertebrae occurs …