Solid advice on managing vertebral compression fractures.

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    • Subject Terms:
      BONE fractures; OSTEOPOROSIS; BONE diseases; BACKACHE; MEDICAL care
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information about how to manage vetebral compression fractures, commonly associated with severe osteoporosis, can cause debilitating acute and chronic back pain. Furthermore, this article explains how vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty can buttress the spine to relieve pain and prevent complications. It also discusses when these procedures may be indicated and how one can help patients who undergo them.