Edidin, Avram; Ong, Kevin; Lau, Edmund; Schmier, Jordana; … - In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 10 (2012) 4, pp. 273-284
<Emphasis Type="Bold">Background: Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) can be treated by nonsurgical management or by minimally invasive surgical treatment including vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty. <Emphasis Type="Bold">Objective: The purpose of the present study was to characterize the cost to Medicare for treating...</emphasis></emphasis>