Risk Factors Associated with Adjacent Vertebral Compression Fracture Following Percutaneous Vertebroplasty After Menopause: A Retrospective Study.
CONCLUSIONS A long duration of menopause and preoperative multi-level vertebral fractures were the risk factors for AVCF in patients following PVP after menopause, while a high-level BMD acted in a protective role for AVCF development.
PMID: 29103064 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medical Science Monitor - Category: Research Tags: Med Sci Monit Source Type: research
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