Prospective Single-Site Experience with Radiofrequency-Targeted Vertebral Augmentation for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture

Autor: Franklin G. Moser, Marcel M. Maya, Laura Blaszkiewicz, Andrea Scicli, Larry E. Miller, Jon E. Block
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Journal of Osteoporosis, Vol 2013 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-8059
2042-0064
DOI: 10.1155/2013/791397
Popis: Vertebral augmentation procedures are widely used to treat osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). We report our initial experience with radiofrequency-targeted vertebral augmentation (RF-TVA) in 20 patients aged 50 to 90 years with single-level, symptomatic osteoporotic VCF between T10 and L5, back pain severity > 4 on a 0 to 10 scale, Oswestry Disability Index ≥ 21%, 20% to 90% vertebral height loss compared to adjacent vertebral body, and fracture age
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