Balloon Kyphoplasty

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Becker, Stephan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Ogon, Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Vienna : Springer Vienna, 2008.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Interventional radiology.; Rheumatology.; Neurosurgery.; Orthopedics.; Traumatology.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Orthopedics.; Surgical Oncology.; Interventional Radiology.; Traumatic Surgery.

Osteoporosis is one of the ten most important diseases worldwide and its importance will rise further f- lowing the aging of the population. Vertebral fractures are the most common fractures in osteoporosis and have signi?cant impact on quality of life and survival rates, as well as carrying increas...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Epidemiology of osteoporosis
• Drug therapy of osteoporosis
• Clinical aspects and mortality risk of the osteoporotic spine fracture
• Biomechanics
• Indications, contraindications and imaging in balloon kyphoplasty
• Special anatomy and classification of fractures
• The technique of balloon kyphoplasty
• Results in kyphoplasty, risks and complications
• Special indications and techniques of balloon kyphoplasty
• Indications and experience with balloon kyphoplasty in trauma
• Alternative methods to kyphoplasty: vertebroplasty — lordoplasty
• Injectable cements for vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
• Physiotherapeutic treatment after balloon kyphoplasty — aspects and concepts.