Vertebroplasty is an effective new radiologic procedure consisting of the percutaneous
injection of a biomaterial, usually methyl methacrylate, into a lesion of a vertebral body. This …

… b Projection image of the porous solid shown in a, along a direction perpendicular to the …
in b. d Variogram V(r) of the projection image shown in b and computed using Eqs. 1 and 2 …

… Bernard Cortet Bernard Cortet … Emmanuel Biver, Carine Salliot, Christophe Combescure,
Laure Gossec, Pierre Hardouin, Isabelle Legroux-Gerot, Bernard Cortet, Influence of …

PURPOSE: To determine whether the percentage of vertebral lesion filling and the leakage
of methyl methacrylate have any clinical significance at follow-up. MATERIALS AND …

Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of percutaneous vertebroplasty in osteoporotic
vertebral compression fractures responsible for severe and persistent pain. Methods Sixteen …

… (b) Five of the 14 patients … b. Figure 5. CT scans at the level of the aortic arch in a 62-year-old …
capacity; (b) bronchoalveolar lavage results showing …

Results thirty-six patients (97.3%) reported a decrease in their pain 48 hours after the procedure;
five of these patients (13.5%) were completely free of pain, 20 (55%) were significantly …

The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and characteristics of airways
involvement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in the absence of interstitial lung disease. We …

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Daiichi-Sankyo, Ferring, GSK, Lilly, MSD, Medtronic, Novartis, and Servier. Indirect interests: …

Observational studies have indicated a high but heterogeneous prevalence of low bone
mineral density for adult patients with cystic fibrosis. Fracture complications were also described…