Balloon kyphoplasty for symptomatic vertebral body compression fractures results in rapid, significant, and sustained improvements in back pain, function, and quality of life for elderly patients.
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| Title: | Balloon kyphoplasty for symptomatic vertebral body compression fractures results in rapid, significant, and sustained improvements in back pain, function, and quality of life for elderly patients. |
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| Authors: | Garfin SR; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego 92103, USA. sgarfin@ucsd.edu, Buckley RA, Ledlie J |
| Corporate Authors: | Balloon Kyphoplasty Outcomes Group |
| Source: | Spine [Spine (Phila Pa 1976)] 2006 Sep 01; Vol. 31 (19), pp. 2213-20. |
| Publication Type: | Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7610646 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1528-1159 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03622436 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Spine (Phila Pa 1976) Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Database: | MEDLINE Ultimate |
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