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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Vertebral compression fractures"”.
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Genetic Association Study of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
… VEGF is also known to promote the healing of fractures and hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with the risk of skeletal health problems, such as osteoporosis, low body mineral density, and fracture. 5, 10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) and thymidylate synthase (TS) are involved in …
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Cost Utility Analysis of Balloon Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty in the Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures in the United States
Vertebral compression fractures are associated with chronic pain, decreased health related quality of life and high health care costs. Balloon kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are vertebral augmentation procedures, widely used by spine surgeons to relieve pain in these patients. A number of studies …
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Bone fracture toughness of estrogen deficient rabbits
… shown that 50% of patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures have the same bone mass as normal age matched controls. Thus, bone mass alone is not the only indicator of bone quality and ability to resist fracture.;The objective of this study was to qualitatively assess bone's …
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Effect of Vertebroplasty with Bone Filler Device and Comparison with Balloon Kyphoplasty
… are popular procedures for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Although the kyphoplasty has a superior effect, it destroys normal vertebral trabecular structure and it has a higher cost. PURPOSE: To analyze vertebroplasty with a bone filler device compared with conventional …
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Improving Bioactivity and the Anti-Bacterial Properties of Two-Solution Bone Cement Containing Cross-Linked Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Nanospheres (η-TSBC)
… application of the material in the treatment of vertebral compression fractures using vertebroplasty (VP) and kyphoplasty (KP). The η-TSBC exhibited reduced viscosity, lower polymerization exotherm, and residual monomer in comparison to STSBC. Nevertheless, the η-TSBC lacks bioactivity and has no …
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Biomechanical and Finite Element Analyses of Alternative Cements for use in Vertebral Kyphoplasty
A vertebral compression fracture occurs when the vertebral body of the spine collapses due to osteoporosis or trauma. Depending on the degree of osteoporosis, the forces required to induce vertebral compression fracture can vary while the forces required to induce fractures via trauma are large. …