Acrylic cements have been used for the augmentation of weakened or partially destroyed
bones for decades (1). The term vertebroplasty originally described an open surgical …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are a complex group of diseases involving alterations in
mucosal immunity and gastrointestinal physiology during both initiation and progressive …

… Mathis demonstrated this effect in a PV case with 50% kyphosis reduction after PV alone (39)
(Fig 4). Teng et al reported kyphosis improvement following PV in 45 of 53 patients, with 49…

PURPOSE To describe a technique for percutaneous vertebroplasty of osteoporotic vertebral
body compression fractures and to report early results of its use. METHODS The technique …

… Jensen ME, Evans AJ, Mathis JM, et al. Percutaneous polymethylmethacrylate vertebroplasty
in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures: technical aspects. …

Study Design. Cadaveric study on the biomechanics of osteoporotic vertebral bodies augmented
and not augmented with polymethylmethacrylate cement. Objectives. To determine the …

… Jensen ME, Evans AJ, Mathis JM, et al. Percutaneous polymethylmethacrylate vertebroplasty
in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral body compression fractures: technical aspects. …

Objective. Most precancerous lesions of the cervix are treated with surgery or ablative therapy.
Chemoprevention, using natural and synthetic compounds, may intervene in the early …

Study Design. Comparative ex vivo biomechanical study. Objectives. To determine the
strength and stiffness of osteoporotic vertebral bodies subjected to compression fractures and …

Study Design. An ex vivo biomechanical study was conducted using osteoporotic cadaveric
vertebral bodies. Objective. To determine the relationship between the percentage of …