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Modified Posterior Vertebral Column Resection for Patients with Thoracolumbar Kyphotic Deformity
Published on: September 16, 2022
[Kyphoplasty method for the treatment of traumatic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: case report]
Olcay Eser1, Adem Aslan, Murat Coşar
1Department of Neurosurgery, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. drolcayeser@hotmail.com
Abstract:
The aim of the kyphoplasty method for the treatment of traumatic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in geriatric patients is to improve the patient's quality of life. In this report we present two elderly patients who were suffering of traumatic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures and underwent successful kyphoplasties. Percutaneous kyphoplasty method for the surgical treatment of these fractures decreases the hospitalization, morbidity and mortality in these patients.
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