2018
Update on the Comprehensive Approach to Fragility Fractures
Cohn M, Gianakos A, Grueter K, Rosen N, Cong G, Lane J. Update on the Comprehensive Approach to Fragility Fractures. Journal Of Orthopaedic Trauma 2018, 32: 480-490. PMID: 30036208, DOI: 10.1097/bot.0000000000001244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFragility fracturesAnabolic agentsDual-energy x-ray absorptiometry screeningFracture Liaison Service (FLS) modelNew anabolic agentsFirst-line treatmentFracture liaison serviceBone density lossAntiosteoporotic medicationAntiresorptive agentsNonpharmacologic treatmentsFracture careVitamin DSurgical historyTreatment optionsAntisclerostin antibodiesBone densityBone diseaseEffective treatmentLiaison servicePhysician extendersFracture healingPotential treatmentDensity lossTreatment
2016
Comparison of Sagittal Balance between Radiofrequency Targeted Vertebral Augmentation and Balloon Kyphoplasty in Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Retrospective Study.
Sutipornpalangkul W, Zambrana L, Gianakos A, Lane J. Comparison of Sagittal Balance between Radiofrequency Targeted Vertebral Augmentation and Balloon Kyphoplasty in Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Retrospective Study. Journal Of The Medical Association Of Thailand 2016, 99: 1025-32. PMID: 29927208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSagittal alignment parametersBalloon kyphoplasty groupSagittal vertical axisBalloon kyphoplastyPelvic tiltKyphoplasty groupKyphotic angleVertebral collapseRetrospective studyVertebral augmentationPelvic incidenceSacral slopeLumbar lordosisSagittal balanceSpinosacral angleVertebral compression fracture patientsRF-TVA groupTreatment of VCFWhole spine alignmentMedical record reviewGroup of patientsPresent retrospective studyPost-operative lateral radiographsVertebral compression fracturesPost-operative radiographs