Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Symptomatic Schmorl's Nodes: 11 Cases with Long-term Follow-up and a Literature Review.

CONCLUSIONS: PVP is an effective and safe procedure for the treatment of symptomatic SNs, which are refractory to medical or physical therapy.Key words: Percutaneous vertebroplasty, symptomatic Schmorl's nodes, vertebral endplate fracture, endplate osteonecrosis, Modic changes. PMID: 28158154 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Pain Physician - January 31, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: He SC, Zhong BY, Zhu HD, Fang W, Chen L, Guo JH, Deng G, Teng GJ Tags: Pain Physician Source Type: research