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ArthroCare Corporation
680 Vaqueros Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-3523
Tel: 408.736.0224
Toll Free: 800.348.8929
Fax: 408.736.0226
E-mail: info@arthrocare.com

Resources

  • Vertebral compression fractures in the Elderly
    American Family Physician, Jan 2004

  • Vertebroplasty
    Massachusetts General Newsletter for Referring Physicians, March 2004.
  • Bibliography on Vertebral Compression Fractures and Related Topics
    An extensive compilation of research articles on vertebral compression fractures and other pathologies that cause spinal instability, as well as vertebroplasty, polymethylmethacrylate, bone biopsy.
  • The Dynamic Mobility of Vertebral Compression Fractures
    Journal of Bone and Mineral Research - January 2003, Volume 18, Number 1, Page 24
  • Occurrence of New Vertebral Body Fracture after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Patients with Osteoporosis
    Radiology 2003 226: 119-124 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2261011911)
  • Vertebral Compression Fractures: Pain Reduction and Improvement in Functional Mobility after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
    Radiology 2003 226: 366-372. December 2002
  • Prospective Evaluation of Pain Relief in 100 Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Vertebroplasty (PDF file)
    Results and Follow-up (McGraw, et al, JVIR, Sept 2002)
  • Vertebroplasty in the Mid- and Upper Thoracic Spine
    AJNR Aug 2002
  • Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: New Treatment for Vertebral Compression Fractures
    American Family Physician , Aug 2002
  • Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Severe Osteoporotic Vertebral Body Compression Fractures
    Peh, et al, Radiology, Feb 2002