Mortality risk for operated and nonopera
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Avram Allan Edidin; Kevin L Ong; Edmund Lau; Steven M Kurtz
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Article
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2011
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American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
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English
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## Abstract Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are associated with increased mortality risk, but the association between surgical treatment and survivorship is unclear. We evaluated the mortality risk for VCF patients undergoing conservative treatment (nonoperated), kyphoplasty, and vertebropla