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…
10.1055/b-0040-175471 22 Effect of Vertebral Augmentation on Morbidity and MortalityJae Hun Kim and Yong-Chul Kim Summary Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are common and are typically managed with either nonsurgical management…
10.1055/b-0040-175470 21 Clinical Presentation and the Response to Vertebral AugmentationAlexios Kelekis and Dimitrios K. Filippiadis Summary The presence of a vertebral compression fracture (VCF) can be defined anatomically as an…
10.1055/b-0040-175468 19 Bracing for Spinal FracturesAaron L. Cross and Andrew L. Sherman Summary Spine bracing has undergone extensive updates since the introduction of bracing in the 1930s and are now…
10.1055/b-0040-175469 20 Amount of Cement or Vertebral Fill Material for Optimal Treatment and Pain ReliefKieran Murphy and Susannah Ryan Summary Vertebral augmentation with injection stabilizing material results in renewed stability…
10.1055/b-0040-175467 18 Predisposing Factors to Vertebral FracturesOlivier Clerk-Lamalice Summary The risk factors for vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) include infection, trauma, and cancer but the vast majority of vertebral fractures are…
10.1055/b-0040-175463 14 Appropriateness Criteria for Vertebral AugmentationAlexios Kelekis and Dimitrios K. Filippiadis Summary Clinical practice decisions regarding how to treat certain fractures remain heterogeneous and traditionally there has been little…
10.1055/b-0040-175465 16 Cost-Effectiveness of Vertebral AugmentationAndrew Brook, Gregory Parnes, David Kramer, Steven M. Henick, Allan L. Brook, and Derrick D. Wagoner Summary Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are common and are…
10.1055/b-0040-175464 15 Literature Analysis of Vertebral AugmentationNicole S. Carter, Hong Kuan Kok, Julian Maingard, Hamed Asadi, Lee-Anne Slater, Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, Joshua A. Hirsch, and Ronil V. Chandra Summary Vertebral augmentation…
