Research Article: Comparison of Unilateral and Bilateral Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
Introduction:
Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease characterized by bone loss and changes in bone microarchitecture. The prevalence of postmenopausal osteoporosis ranges from –% in women aged years and –% in women aged years and older. It was found that the prevalence of OP in Chinese elderly people aged – years was .%, .% in those aged – years and .% in those aged ? years; the prevalence of OP in Chinese elderly people was .%, and it gradually increased with age. Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) due to…
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