Percutaneous vertebroplasty: a review for the primary care physician.
The purpose of this article is to help primary care physicians who are often challenged with the management of vertebral compression fracture (VCF) by presenting clinical background and identifying candidates for percutaneous vertebroplasty, a minimally invasive procedure for treatment of VCF.
Edelman
Mark
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Department of Interventional Radiology, Rush North Shore Medical Center, Skokie, IL 60076, USA. Mae1117@hotmail.com
D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D050815:Fractures, Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007278:Injections, Spinal; D008297:Male; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications; D011320:Primary Health Care; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
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