Management of osteoporosis and spinal fractures: contemporary guidelines and evolving paradigms

N Imamudeen, A Basheer, AM Iqbal… - Clinical medicine & …, 2022 - Marshfield Clinic
Physicians involved in treating spine fractures secondary to osteopenia and osteoporosis
should know the pathogenesis and current guidelines on managing the underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Interventional Procedures for Vertebral Diseases: Spinal Tumor Ablation, Vertebral Augmentation, and Basivertebral Nerve Ablation—A Scoping Review

V Tieppo Francio, B Gill, A Rupp, A Sack, D Sayed - Healthcare, 2021 - mdpi.com
Low back pain is consistently documented as the most expensive and leading cause of
disability. The majority of cases have non-specific etiologies. However, a subset of vertebral …

Vertebral augmentation reduces the 12-month mortality and morbidity in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

RL Cazzato, T Bellone, M Scardapane, P De Marini… - European …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives To investigate the 12-month all-cause mortality and morbidity in patients with
osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) undergoing vertebroplasty/balloon …

[PDF][PDF] Utilization and expenditures of vertebral augmentation continue to decline: An analysis in fee-for-service (FFS) Recipients from 2009 to 2018

L Manchikanti, SHV Senapathi, JM Milburn… - Pain …, 2021 - painphysicianjournal.com
Background: Despite the high prevalence of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs)
associated with refractory pain, deformity, or progressive neurological symptoms, minimally …

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures: 2022 Update

MA Khan, JW Jennings, JC Baker, AR Smolock… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) can have a variety of etiologies, including trauma,
osteoporosis, or neoplastic infiltration. Osteoporosis related fractures are the most common …

Minimally Invasive Stent Screw–Assisted Internal Fixation Technique Corrects Kyphosis in Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures with Severe Collapse: A Pilot “Vertebra …

A Cianfoni, RL Delfanti, M Isalberti… - American Journal …, 2022 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fractures with “vertebra plana” morphology are
characterized by severe vertebral body collapse and segmental kyphosis; there is no …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effectiveness of balloon kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty versus conservative medical management in the USA

TJ Hopkins, S Eggington, M Quinn… - Osteoporosis …, 2020 - Springer
The cost-effectiveness of surgical versus conservative medical management of vertebral
compression fractures in the US was analyzed in the context of inpatient versus outpatient …

Image-guided spine interventions for pain: ongoing controversies

ME Peckham, TS Miller, TJ Amrhein… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Please see the Editorial Comment by Jeffrey A. Belair discussing this article. An expanding
array of image-guided spine interventions have the potential to provide immediate and …

[HTML][HTML] Benefit–risk assessment of sonidegib and vismodegib in the treatment of locally advanced basal cell carcinoma

AJG Ruiz, NGA Soler, EH Acosta, I Zalaudek… - Drugs in …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Sonidegib and vismodegib are Hedgehog pathway inhibitors (HhIs) that play a
relevant role in the management of locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (laBCC). This …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in opioid use following balloon kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures

W Ni, C Ricker, M Quinn, N Gasquet… - Osteoporosis …, 2022 - Springer
This retrospective analysis of insurance claims evaluated real-world trends in prescription
fills among patients treated with balloon kyphoplasty (N= 6,656) or vertebroplasty (N= 2,189) …