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18434669

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-24
pubmed:abstractText
A 55-year-old man was referred to physical therapy because of constant mid-back pain of 1 month's duration. Because of the strong suspicion for a fracture, thoracic spine anterior-posterior and lateral radiographs were ordered, which revealed compression deformities of the T6, T8, T9, and T12 vertebral bodies. An interventional radiologist ordered magnetic resonance imaging and believed the patient was a candidate for vertebroplasty, a technique in which medical grade cement is injected into a painful fractured vertebral body in an effort to stabilize the fracture. At 1 week following his vertebroplasty the patient was pain free. Further medical evaluation indicated that the patient had underlying osteoporosis, and treatment was initiated. At 1 and 2 years after vertebroplasty, the patient reported being symptom free. However, a history of osteoporosis and multiple compression fractures led to further medical evaluation 2 years after vertebroplasty and the patient was eventually diagnosed with multiple myeloma for which treated was initiated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0190-6011
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
214
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Thoracic spine compression fracture in a patient with back pain.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physical Therapy, David Grant US Air Force, Travis AFB, CA, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports