Background: We performed a retrospective evaluation of histological and imaging results of
patients submitted to computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy for vertebral fractures (VFs) …

Role of Transpedicular Percutaneous Vertebral Biopsy for Diagnosis of Pathology in Vertebral
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Non traumatic vertebral fractures are due either to decreased bone strength (usually related
to osteoporosis) or to invasion of the bone by a tumor. Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are …

Background To evaluate prevalence, radiological reporting and clinical management of
pathologic vertebral body fractures (VBFs) of unknown origin in cancer patients receiving …

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous vertebral body fixation has been found to provide pain relief
and restoration of function for patients with compression fractures. Despite the prevalence of …

Study Design. Retrospective observational study. Objectives. We report our experience with
patients who presented with osteoporotic vertebral fractures with no visible deformation of …

Background: Obtaining tissue confirmation of the underlying pathology is the gold standard
for establishing the etiology of nontraumatic vertebral compression fractures. However …

The purpose of this study was to report a patient with osteoporotic vertebral compression
fracture (OVCF) which was misdiagnosed as metastatic vertebral compression fracture …

Atraumatic vertebral compression fractures are a common clinical problem, especially in
elderly population. Metastases are the most frequent source of bone tumors, and the spine is …

Study Design. Multi-center prospective study. Objective. To analyze the cost of routine
biopsy during augmentation of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCF) and the …