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Spinal Fractures

Known as: Spinal Fractures [Disease/Finding], Vertebral fractures, Fracture, Spinal 
Traumatic or pathological injury to the spine in which the continuity of a vertebral bone is broken. Symptoms include back pain and difficulty… 
National Institutes of Health

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Bone structure of spineIn BloodMicrobiologicalMusculoskeletal Diseases

Narrower (7)

Compression fracture of vertebral columnHangman FractureVERTEBRAL COLLAPSE FRACTUREcervical spine fracture

Broader (2)

FractureSpinal Injuries

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Assessment of neck pain and its associated disorders
STUDY DESIGN Best evidence synthesis. OBJECTIVE To critically appraise and synthesize the literature on assessment of neck pain… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Effects of raloxifene, hormone replacement therapy, and placebo on bone turnover in postmenopausal women
Raloxifene, a nonsteroidal selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), increases bone mineral density (BMD), decreases… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Alendronate for the Treatment of Osteoporosis in Men
The incidence of osteoporotic fracture in males is approximately one-third of that observed in women, but information on specific… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Morphometric X‐Ray Absorptiometry and Morphometric Radiography of the Spine: A Comparison of Prevalent Vertebral Deformity Identification
Prevalent vertebral deformities are associated with a substantially increased risk of subsequent vertebral and nonvertebral… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Modifiable Risk Factors Predict Functional Decline Among Older Women: A Prospectively Validated Clinical Prediction Tool
OBJECTIVE: To identify modifiable predictors of functional decline among community‐residing older women and to derive and… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Long-Term Vegetarian Diet and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Taiwanese Women
This study examined bone density among postmenopausal Buddhist nuns and female religious followers of Buddhism in southern Taiwan… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Marked decrease in trabecular bone quality after five years of sodium fluoride therapy--assessed by biomechanical testing of iliac crest bone biopsies in osteoporotic patients.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Architecture and vertebral fracture
SummaryBone strength is determined by mass density, structural arrangement, and the presence of microdamage. This presentation… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Safe and effective treatment of osteoporosis with intermittent slow release sodium fluoride: augmentation of vertebral bone mass and inhibition of fractures.
The value of intermittent slow release sodium fluoride treatment in the management of osteoporosis was studied by a comprehensive… 
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
Treatment of Pemphigus with Corticosteroids: Results Obtained in 46 Patients Over a Period of 11 Years
Forty-six patients with pemphigus were placed on treatment with corticosteroids between April, 1950, and October, 1959. Their… 
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