Bone cements for percutaneous vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty: Current status and future developments

Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) have gradually evolved into a serious health care problem globally. In order to reduce the morbidity of OVCF patients and improve their life quality, two minimally invasive surgery procedures, vertebroplasty (VP) and balloon kyphoplasty (BKP), hav...

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Main Authors: Zhiwei He, Qingpan Zhai, Muli Hu, Chengbin Cao, Jihui Wang, Huilin Yang, Bin Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X14002551