Research Article: Comparison Between the Clinical Effect of Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for Osteoporosis Vertebral Compression Fracture Patient with or Without Sarcopenia: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Abstract:
Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) has a debilitating effect on human health, and its incidence is gradually increasing worldwide. According to Zheng et al, there was a .-fold increase in the incidence of OVCF in patients aged over years in China, rising from ./, in to ./, person-years in . In a nationwide population-based study of OVCF in South Korea, Choi et al found that the number of OVCF patients increased from , in to , in , with % of the OVCF patients being over years of age. Similarly, Cauley et al reported that the prevalence of OVCF was .% in black women and .% in white women aged ? years in the USA. OVCF also poses a huge burden on society. Hopkins et al reported that the average costs of patients treated with percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) was US$, in inpatient departments and US$, in outpatient departments.
Introduction:
Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) has a debilitating effect on human health, and its incidence is gradually increasing worldwide. According to Zheng et al, there was a .-fold increase in the incidence of OVCF in patients aged over years in China, rising from ./, in to ./, person-years in . In a nationwide population-based study of OVCF in South Korea, Choi et al found that the number of OVCF patients increased from , in to , in , with % of the OVCF patients being over years of age. Similarly,…
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