Value and potential limitations of vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) compared to conventional spine radiography: experience from a fracture liaison service (FLS) and a meta-analysis

SUMMARY: We evaluated the value of VFA in the identification of vertebral fractures using a retrospective study and a meta-analysis. Performance of VFA was adequate in the meta-analysis although this was not demonstrated in our centre. We recommend checking the performance of VFA tools before exclus...

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Autores principales: Malgo, F., Hamdy, N. A. T., Ticheler, C. H. J. M., Smit, F., Kroon, H. M., Rabelink, T. J., Dekkers, O. M., Appelman-Dijkstra, N. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer London 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5624976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28842721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-017-4137-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5624976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28842721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-017-4137-6

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