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Osteoporosis
Vertebroplasty Can Reduce Pain, Disfigurement
May 6th, 2000
Liquid cement injected into the fractured vertebrae of osteoporosis sufferers can reduce pain and limit disfigurement caused by the degenerative bone disease, researchers said. The treatment is one of only a few available to osteoporosis patients for compression fractures of the spine - other than extended bed rest, said Dr. Gregg Zoarski, lead author of the study by the University of Maryland. "I think this is going to become standard care for patients who have pain from compression fractures," Zoarski said. Zoarski, director of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, and his...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2000-05-06)
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