A Longitudinal Cohort Investigation of the Development of Symptomatic Adjacent Level Compression Fractures Following Balloon-assisted Kyphoplasty in a Series of 726 Patients.

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Balloon-assisted kyphoplasty (BAK) is a well-accepted treatment for symptomatic vertebral compression fractures (VCF) secondary to osteoporosis. Some have raised a concern of an increased incidence of adjacent fractures due to alterations in spine biomechanics after cement augmentation. The incidence of subsequent VCFs following BAK is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the timing, location, and incidence of new VCFs following BAK and to identify risk factors associated specifically with the occurrence of new adjacent level fractures.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pain Physician

Title: Pain physician

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ISSN (Electronic): 2150-1149

ISSN (Print): 1533-3159

Publication date (Electronic): December 3 2016

Volume: 19

Issue: 8

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[1 ] Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.

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PubMed ID: 27906947

SO-VID: 6d8e8d6b-aab6-4679-bd6d-e3e6eca333f9

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