10.1055/b-0040-175483 34 Treatment of Osteoporosis after Vertebral AugmentationAmanda Schnell, Sarah Morgan, John W. Amburgy, James Mooney, D. Mitchell Self, and M. R. Chambers Summary Osteoporosis, a systemic disorder of altered…
10.1055/b-0040-175480 31 Biomechanical Changes after Vertebral Compression FracturesOlivier Clerk-Lamalice Summary Spine biomechanics are important to know as the function of the spine plays a direct role in understanding how to…
10.1055/b-0040-175479 30 Vertebral Augmentation in Instrumented Spinal FusionsJohn W. Amburgy, Patrick R. Pritchard, Steven M. Theiss, James Mooney, D. Mitchell Self, and M. R. Chambers Summary Vertebral augmentation is a…
10.1055/b-0040-175478 29 Treatment of Neoplastic Vertebral Compression FracturesKyung-Hoon Kim Summary The spine is the most frequently involved bony structure in cancer metastasis, the order of frequency being the thoracic (70%),…
10.1055/b-0040-175477 28 Treatment of Chronic Vertebral Compression FracturesAlexios Kelekis and Dimitrios K. Filippiadis Summary Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) can be persistently painful even past the acute or subacute phase. Chronic…
10.1055/b-0040-175473 24 Pain after Vertebral AugmentationScott Kreiner Summary Vertebral augmentation is a very effective procedure for relieving pain from a vertebral compression fracture (VCF). If pain persists after vertebral augmentation,…
10.1055/b-0040-175476 27 Sham vs. Vertebral AugmentationLaxmaiah Manchikanti and Joshua A. Hirsch Summary This chapter discusses the role of medical management, placebo, sham, or active control in vertebral augmentation trials and…
10.1055/b-0040-175475 26 Physical Therapy after Vertebral AugmentationMurray Echt, Andrew I. Gitkind, and Allan L. Brook Summary Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) carry with them a known adverse effect on the patient’s…
10.1055/b-0040-175472 23 Number of Levels Appropriately Treated with Vertebral AugmentationPyung-Bok Lee and Yong-Chul Kim Summary Vertebral augmentation, such as vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty has been introduced as effective treatment options for…
10.1055/b-0040-175474 25 Postural Fatigue SyndromeOlivier Clerk-Lamalice Summary Postural fatigue syndrome (PFS) is one of the most common causes of postvertebral augmentation pain and is typically located in the thoracic spine…
