"Fractures, Compression" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Crumbling or smashing of cancellous BONE by forces acting parallel to the long axis of bone. It is applied particularly to vertebral body fractures (SPINAL FRACTURES). (Blauvelt and Nelson, A Manual of Orthopedic Terminology, 1994, p4)
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D050815
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.404.195
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fractures, Compression" by people in Profiles.
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Percutaneous curved vertebroplasty versus unipedicular vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurosurg Rev. 2025 May 09; 48(1):410.
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Risk factors for early pathological fracture following stereotactic body radiation therapy for spinal metastases. Neurosurg Focus. 2025 May 01; 58(5):E13.
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Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2022 05; 33(2):425-453.
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Comparison between vertebroplasty with high or low viscosity cement augmentation or kyphoplasty in cement leakage rate for patients with vertebral compression fracture: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Eur Spine J. 2021 09; 30(9):2680-2690.
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Comparison of Costs and Postoperative Outcomes between Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Analysis from a State-Level Outpatient Database. World Neurosurg. 2020 09; 141:e801-e814.
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Comparison of post-operative pain scores and opioid use between kyphoplasty and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) systems combined with cement augmentation. Skeletal Radiol. 2020 Nov; 49(11):1789-1794.
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Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation for Vertebral Compression Fractures: National Trends in the Medicare Population (2005-2015). Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2019 Jan 15; 44(2):123-133.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Nov; 15(11S):S347-S364.
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Use of the S3 Corridor for Iliosacral Fixation in a Dysmorphic Sacrum: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2017 Jul-Sep; 7(3):e62.
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ACR appropriateness criteria management of vertebral compression fractures. J Am Coll Radiol. 2014 Aug; 11(8):757-63.