What is the role of kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty in patients with osteoporotic spinal fractures?
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Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty can be grouped together as vertebral augmentation. They have a single indication: To reduce pain arising from a documented vertebral fracture. Kyphoplasty has an inflatable balloon and in theory, can improve vertebral height prior to introduction of the cement. I am no...
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at Florida Medical Center Thank you.
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Do you routinely recommend an osteoanabolic agent ...
@Steve, I routinely treat osteoporosis in these pa...
Thank you. What are your thoughts on reports that...
Very difficult to sort out. These patients have a ...
Which anabolic do prefer to use first? PTH analogu...