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SUBMITTER: Kondo KL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3036532 | biostudies-other | 2008 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Seminars in interventional radiology 20081201 4
Vertebral fractures account for ~27% of all osteoporotic fractures in both men and women. The economic burden is substantial and growing: osteoporosis is expected to affect 14 million people by the year 2020. There is substantial morbidity associated with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) including decreased quality of life, reduced pulmonary function, and increased mortality. Relatively recent additions to the treatment armamentarium include vertebral augmentation using verteb ...[more]