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ArticleKorean journal of neurotrauma2022

A Comparative Study on the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures With Early Ambulation and at Least 1 Week of Absolute Bed Rest.

Gi Hun Kim, Tack Geun Cho

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Article in Korean journal of neurotrauma, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effects of paraspinal muscle atrophy and fatty degeneration on segmental kyphosis after conservative treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) in postmenopausal women.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 · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gi Hun KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9767-2553
Tack Geun ChoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0420-3887
Hallym University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine whether absolute bed rest (ABR) is essential for the conservative treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs). Methods: This study included 115 patients diagnosed with OVCFs. The patients in group A were allowed to ambulate as soon as possible, while those in group B underwent ABR for at least 1 week. X-ray images at baseline and 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after trauma were obtained from both groups for assessment. In each group, ABR-related complications including constipation, indigestion, Foley catheter insertion, urinary tract infection, cough/sputum, dizziness, and neurasthenia were investigated. Results: In both groups, the compression rates, Cobb angles, and visual analog scale scores did not differ significantly at baseline and the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth follow-ups. In terms of constipation, indigestion, dizziness, and neurasthenia, group A reported a significantly higher complication rate than group B ( Conclusion: The prognosis did not differ significantly between patients who underwent ABR for at least 1 week and those who started walking as soon as possible. The incidence of complications due to ABRs was lower in the early ambulatory group. Therefore, it may be helpful to start walking as early as possible during the conservative treatment of OVCFs.

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Bed restComplicationsFractures, compressionTreatment outcome

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PMID35557642
PMCPMC9064757
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