Intrasomatic injection of corticosteroid followed by vertebroplasty increases early pain relief rather than vertebroplasty alone in vertebral bone neoplasms: preliminary experience
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2012
Short description:
Intrasomatic injection of corticosteroid followed by vertebroplasty increases early pain relief rather than vertebroplasty alone in vertebral bone neoplasms: preliminary experience / Basile, A., Masala, S., Banna, G., Cotta, E., Cavalli, M., Fiumara, P., Di Raimondo, F., Mundo, E., Scavone, G., Granata, A., Carrafiello, G., Tsetis, D.. - In: SKELETAL RADIOLOGY. - ISSN 0364-2348. - 41:4(2012), pp. 459-464. [10.1007/s00256-011-1300-6]
abstract:
In this prospective multicenter study, we evaluate the effectiveness of corticosteroid plus vertebroplasty rather than vertebroplasty alone in the analgesic treatment of single-level vertebral neoplasms or pathological fractures.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Dexamethasone; Pain; Intractable; Humans; Aged; Fractures; Spontaneous; Back Pain; Glucocorticoids; Vertebroplasty; Bone Cements; Prospective Studies; Middle Aged; Injections; Spinal Neoplasms; Female; Male
List of contributors:
Basile, A; Masala, Salvatore; Banna, G; Cotta, E; Cavalli, M; Fiumara, P; Di Raimondo, F; Mundo, E; Scavone, G; Granata, A; Carrafiello, G; Tsetis, D.
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