title: Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a review of current surgical management techniques.
abstract: Of the estimated 1.5 million osteoporosis-related fragility fractures that occur each year in the United States, vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are the most common. It is estimated that approximately 20% to 25% of people who sustain a VCF have symptoms severe enough to seek medical attention. However, nonoperative outpatient management for VCFs is often successful in only 75% to 80% of cases. In this article, we provide a comprehensive review of VCFs and of the surgical alternatives for VCF management, including indications for surgical intervention, overview of surgical techniques, clinical results, complications, and areas of future investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University/Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York 10003, USA. drmichaelshen527@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001843:Bone Cements; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012307:Risk Factors; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate