title: Osteoporosis and kyphoplasty.
abstract: Questions from patients about analgesic pharmacotherapy and responses from authors are presented to help educate patients and make them more effective self-advocates. The topics addressed in this issue are osteoporosis and osteomalacia, with a discussion of conservative management, including kyphoplasty, vertebral augmentation, pain control, and quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, University of California-Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. kristin.bennett@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu).
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D058498:Kyphoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011788:Quality of Life; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods