ReviewEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2017
Conservative management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures: an update.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Osteoporotic vertebral fractures: predictive factors for conservative treatment failure. A systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2018Pooled it
- Gait and Stability Analysis of People After Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures Treated with Minimally Invasive Surgery.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing the Development of Metachronous Fractures in Patients with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures Treated with Conservative Management or Vertebroplasty.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Role of biophysical stimulation in multimodal management of vertebral compression fractures.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2023Review
- Elevated red blood cell distribution width is associated with poor outcome in osteoporotic vertebral fracture.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2021Article
- Review of Current Spinal Robotic Orthoses.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Effect of bisphosphonates or teriparatide on mechanical complications after posterior instrumented fusion for osteoporotic vertebral fracture: a multi-center retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Sarcopenia affects conservative treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fracture.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2018Article
- Fragility fractures of the spine.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeAdequate conservative management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures remains important in an aging population.
methodsWe performed a research of multiple databases and present important studies in this narrative review.
resultsThe pertinent literature remains scarce and of mixed quality. However, trends are shown to support early mobilization, less rigid bracing and pharmaceutical secondary prevention.
conclusionThere is insufficient data to recommend the optimal conservative management for osteoporotic vertebral fractures. As such high-quality studies need to be conducted to establish a solid course of action.
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