Spinal disorders are a significant health concern worldwide, affecting people across different age groups, with the most ...

Purpose: We investigated the association between pre-operative anemia and long-term all-cause mortality in patients with vertebral fracture who underwent a vertebroplasty. Materials and methods: We ...

Background: Serious complications such as intraspinal hematoma after percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) are rare, with an incidence of about 1%, which has been reported in relevant literature. However, ...

Hospitals performed more than 200,000 unnecessary back surgeries on Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. over three years, according to a new analysis. Why it matters: Roughly $2 billion was spent on ...

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This study aims to investigate the need to perform thoracic MRI before vertebral augmentation (including percutaneous vertebroplasty and percutaneous kyphoplasty) in patients with lumbar OVCF. Methods ...