[HTML][HTML] The efficacy of a percutaneous expandable titanium device in anatomical reduction of vertebral compression fractures of the thoracolumbar spine

SS Baeesa, A Krueger, FA Aragón… - Saudi Medical …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility of a minimally invasive technique using a titanium
expandable device to achieve anatomical restoration of vertebral compression fractures …

[HTML][HTML] Restoration in vertebral compression fractures (vcf): effectiveness evaluation based on 3D technology

DC Noriega González, F Ardura Aragón… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - mdpi.com
There are few studies about anatomical reduction of the fractured vertebral body before
stabilization for treatment of vertebral compression fracture (VCF). Although restoration on …

Clinical utility of vertebroplasty: elevating the evidence

DF Kallmes, JG Jarvik, RH Osborne, BA Comstock… - Radiology, 2010 - pubs.rsna.org
In contrast to previous studies that have used less rigorous designs, our trials provided
independent, valid, and unbiased estimates of the efficacy of vertebroplasty; the negative …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of appropriate antibiotic prescribing on treatment evaluation parameters

M Adorka, MK Honoré, M Lubbe… - Journal of public …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The therapeutic impact of inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics is debatable, particularly in
situations where infections are treated empirically with multiply prescribed antibiotics …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of preoperative asymptomatic bacteriuria as a risk factor for postvertebroplasty infection

KJ Chen, YC Huang, YC Yao, TC Yang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Postvertebroplasty infection (PVI) is a catastrophic complication after
vertebroplasty (VP). Although the urinary tract has been considered as a source of infectious …

[HTML][HTML] “Double Cross Sign” Could Be an Indicator of an Adequate Amount of Bone Cement in Kyphoplasty with the SpineJack System: A Retrospective Study

CJ Chang, CK Hong, CC Hsu - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Kyphoplasty with the SpineJack system was able to restore vertebral height and stabilize the
vertebra with an injection of bone cement. The goal of this study was to seek a reliable …

[PDF][PDF] Isolation, identification and speciation of enterococci by conventional method and their antibiogram

DV Shanmukhappa, GS Ajantha, B Amrutha… - Nat J Lab …, 2015 - academia.edu
Introduction: Enterococci are normal commensals in the gastrointestinal tract, oral cavity,
vagina etc. They are organisms of low virulence, but are known to cause various clinical …

球囊扩张椎体后凸成形术对骨质疏松压缩骨折止痛和椎体高度恢复的影响

张强, 高峥嵘, 罗航宇, 王振潮, 袁征, 王元浩, 张寿天… - 颈腰痛杂志, 2011 - cqvip.com
目的评价应用经皮球囊扩张椎体后凸成形术治疗对疼痛性胸腰椎骨质疏松压缩骨折止痛效果和
对椎体高度恢复的影响. 方法应用球囊扩张椎体后凸成形术治疗胸腰椎骨质疏松压缩骨折患者45 …

Prescribing patterns of antibiotics in Lesotho public health institutions

MKB Adorka - 2010 - repository.nwu.ac.za
In Lesotho, a relatively poor country, empiric use of antibiotics, rather unsupported by
sufficient knowledge of the sensitivities of bacterial pathogens to the agents, is by …