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Vertebral Body Augmentation in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures

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The procedures of vertebral body augmentation consist of the introduction of substances, which are sometimes associated with metallic devices, into the vertebral body to increase its strength and stiffness when these mechanical properties are decreased as a result of fractures, primary tumors, or metastases.

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  1. Italian University of Sport and Movement (IUSM), Piazza Lauro de Bosis 6, Rome, 00135, Italy

    Roberto Postacchini MD

  2. Israelitic Hospital Rome, Piazza San Bartolomeo all’Isola 21, Rome, 00186, Italy

    Roberto Postacchini MD

  3. Orthopedic Department, University Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome, 00157, Italy

    Gianluca Cinotti MD

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Postacchini, R., Cinotti, G. (2014). Vertebral Body Augmentation in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures. In: Menchetti, P. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Lumbar Spine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5280-4_12

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