A review of osteoporotic vertebral fracture nonunion management

Huilin Yang; Jun Pan; Genlin Wang

doi:10.1097/BRS.0000000000000538

A review of osteoporotic vertebral fracture nonunion management

Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Dec 15;39(26 Spec No.):B4-6. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000538.

Authors

Huilin Yang¹, Jun Pan, Genlin Wang

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.

PMID: 25504096
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000538

Abstract

Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are a frequently encountered clinical problem, and like other fractures, they may develop nonunion that can often go unrecognized. The aim of this study is to review the related articles reporting the osteoporotic vertebral fracture nonunion and discuss the radiological characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Fractures, Ununited / surgery*
Humans
Osteoporosis / surgery*
Osteoporotic Fractures / pathology
Osteoporotic Fractures / surgery*
Spinal Fractures / pathology
Spinal Fractures / surgery*
Spine / pathology
Spine / surgery*
Treatment Outcome