Trial reportDer Orthopade2019
Function of low back muscle exercise : Preventive effect of refracture analysis of postoperative vertebral fractures.
Trial report in Der Orthopade, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- The efficacy of exercise prescription in patients with osteoporotic fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Role of SEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Refracture and Mortality Following Surgical Management of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Patient-Level Survival Modeling.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Risk factors for secondary vertebral compression fracture after percutaneous vertebral augmentation: a single-centre retrospective study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
- Fatty Degeneration of the Autochthonous Muscles Is Significantly Associated with Incidental Non-Traumatic Vertebral Body Fractures of the Lower Thoracic Spine in Elderly Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Study on Risk Factors of Primary Non-traumatic OVCF in Chinese Elderly and a Novel Prediction Model.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- What are risk factors for subsequent fracture after vertebral augmentation in patients with thoracolumbar osteoporotic vertebral fractures.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Can paraspinal muscle degeneration be a reason for refractures after percutaneous kyphoplasty? A magnetic resonance imaging observation.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
- Association between handgrip strength and subsequent vertebral-fracture risk following percutaneous vertebral augmentation.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2021Article
- [Risk factors analysis of adjacent fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2021Article
- Risk Factors for New Vertebral Fracture After Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.Clinical interventions in aging · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLow back muscles exercise reportedly influence the risk of osteoporotic vertebral fractures. The exact relationship between the low back muscles exercise and the incidence of vertebral refractures remain unclear.
objectiveTo investigate the ability of exercise to strengthen the low back muscles to prevent vertebral refracture after surgery, through clinical analysis of the vertebral fracture risk reduction program.
methodsIn total 152 patients with vertebral fractures who had undergone percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and anti-osteoporosis treatment were randomly divided into observation and control groups. The observation group performed exercises to strengthen the back muscles after surgery. The clinical efficacy and incidence of re-fractures were compared between groups.
resultsThe observation group had reduced physical dysfunction and pain following surgery. After 3 months, the vertebral body height had significantly decreased (P < 0.05) in the control group but not in the observation group (P > 0.05). In the observation and control groups, the incidence of vertebral refractures was 9.2% (7/76) and 17.1% (13/76), respectively (P < 0.05).
conclusionPostoperative exercise to strengthen the back muscles can improve physical function, relieve pain and promote the recovery of vertebral height; it can also assist in maintaining bone density, thereby significantly reducing the risk of refracture. This approach is safe and effective and can help improve the quality of life in patients with vertebral fractures.
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