Surgical treatment of osteoporotic fractures
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Advances in surgical treatment of osteoporotic fractures of the spine.
INTRODUCTION To highlight recent advances in the management of osteoporotic compression fractures of the spine. METHODS A MEDLINE search was conducted from January 1975 to October 2001. Keywords included osteoporotic compression fractures, osteoporosis and spine fractures. RESULTS Osteoporotic fractures of the spine often cause significant morbidity to the elderly individual. Diagnosis requ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Military Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal of Serbia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0042-8450,2406-0720
DOI: 10.2298/vsp151205280m