| Title |
Balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of pathological vertebral compressive fractures
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|---|---|
| Published in |
European Spine Journal, October 2004
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00586-004-0767-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ioannis N Gaitanis, Alexander G Hadjipavlou, Pavlos G Katonis, Michael N Tzermiadianos, Dritan S Pasku, Avinash G Patwardhan |
| Abstract |
Previous clinical studies have shown the safety and effectiveness of balloon kyphoplasty in the treatment of pathological vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). However, they have not dealt with the impact of relatively common comorbid conditions in this age group, such as spinal stenosis, and they have not explicitly addressed the use of imaging as a prognostic indicator for the restoration of vertebral body height. Neither have these studies dealt with management and technical problems related to surgery, nor the effectiveness of bone biopsy during the same surgical procedure. This is a prospective study comparing preoperative and postoperative vertebral body heights, kyphotic deformities, pain intensity (using visual analogue scale) and quality of life (Oswestry disability questionnaire) in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) and osteolytic vertebral tumors treated with balloon kyphoplasty. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 66 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 13 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 21% |
| Unknown | 15 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 39 | 58% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 6% |
| Engineering | 3 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 3% |
| Psychology | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 16 | 24% |
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