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The Prevalence of Undetected Vertebral Fracture in Patients with Back Pain by Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) of the Lateral Thoracic and Lumbar Spine

STUDY DESIGN: This is a prospective study. PURPOSE: This study is conducted to determine the prevalence of unrecognized vertebral fracture (VF) in patients who present with back pain. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: VF is often unrecognized, and significantly increases the risk of further fractures. Unfortu...

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Autores principales: Ehsanbakhsh, Ali Reza, Akhbari, Hadi, Iraee, Morteza Bahri, Toosi, Farokh Sailanian, Khorashadizadeh, Nasrin, Rezvani, Mohammad Reza, Naseh, Ghodratollah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Spine Surgery 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3159061/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21892385
http://dx.doi.org/10.4184/asj.2011.5.3.139