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Kawanishi M, Tanaka H, Ito Y, Yamada M, Yokoyama K, Sugie A, Ikeda N. Treatment for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture - A Short Review of Orthosis and Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Balloon Kyphoplasty. Neurospine 2023; 20:1124-1131. [PMID: 38171282 PMCID: PMC10762396 DOI: 10.14245/ns.2346936.468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
Abstract
The management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) in the elderly includes nonoperative treatment and vertebroplasty, but has not been established due to the diversity of patient backgrounds. The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of 3 treatment modalities for the management of OVF: orthotic treatment, percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP), and balloon kyphoplasty (BKP). The method was based on an analysis of the latest RCTs, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews on these topics. No study showed a benefit of bracing with high level of evidence. Trials were found that showed comparable outcomes without orthotic treatment. Only 1 randomized controlled trial (RCT) showed an improvement in pain relief up to 6 months compared with no orthosis. Rigid and nonrigid orthoses were equally effective. Four of 5 RCTs comparing vertebroplasty and sham surgery were equally effective, and one RCT showed superior pain relief with vertebroplasty within 3 weeks of onset. In open trials comparing vertebroplasty with nonoperative management, vertebroplasty was superior. PVP and BKP were comparable in terms of pain relief, improvement in quality of life, and adjacent vertebral fractures. BKP does not affect global sagittal alignment, although BKP may restore vertebral body height. An RCT was published showing that PVP was effective in chronic cases without pain relief. Vertebroplasty improved life expectancy by 22% at 10 years. The superiority of orthotic therapy for OVF was seen only in short-term pain relief. Soft orthoses proved to be a viable alternative to rigid orthoses. Vertebroplasty within 3 weeks may be useful. There is no significant difference in clinical efficacy between PVP and BKP. Vertebroplasty improves life expectancy.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Takeda General Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Takeda General Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Takeda General Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Takeda General Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Takeda General Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Takeda General Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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Yankov D, Bussarsky A, Karakostov V, Sirakov A, Ferdinandov D. Evaluation of multidetector CT Hounsfield unit measurements as a predictor of efficacy and complications in percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1333679. [PMID: 38098844 PMCID: PMC10720980 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1333679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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Introduction More than 30 years after the initial experience of Galibert and Deramond with percutaneous vertebroplasty, the procedure has gone through countless refinements and clinical evaluations. Predictors for the success and failure of the procedure in the literature vary and are focused on the duration of complaints, type of fracture, presence of edema on MRI scans, etc. We propose using a quantitative method based on a standard CT examination of the thoracic or lumbar spine to assess the risks and potential success of performing vertebroplasty. Materials and methods This is a single-center prospective observational study on 139 patients treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty (pVPL) for a single symptomatic osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF). We measured the levels of disability and pain preoperatively and again at the 3-, 6- and 12-month marks using the standardized VAS and ODI questionnaires. Every patient in the study was evaluated with postoperative multidetector CT (MDCT) to determine the presence, extent, and localization of vertebral cement leakage and to measure the adjacent vertebrae's minimal and mean density in Hounsfield units (HUmin and HUmean, respectively). Results We determined that a slight (r = -0.201) but statistically significant (p = 0.018) correlation existed between HU measurements taken from radiologically intact adjacent vertebrae and the procedure's effect concerning the pain levels at the 3-month follow-up. This correlation failed to reach statistical significance at 12 months (p = 0.072). We found no statistically significant relationship between low vertebral cancellous bone density and cement leakage on postoperative scans (p = 0.6 for HUmin and p = 0.74 for HUmean). Conclusion We have moderately strong data that show a negative correlation between the mean values of vertebral cancellous bone density in patients with OVCF and the effect of pVPL in reducing pain. Lower bone densities, measured this way, showed no increased risk of cement leakage.
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- Dimo Yankov
- Clinic of Neurosurgery, St. Ivan Rilski University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Clinic of Neurosurgery, St. Ivan Rilski University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Clinic of Neurosurgery, St. Ivan Rilski University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Radiology, St. Ivan Rilski University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Clinic of Neurosurgery, St. Ivan Rilski University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Hochberg U, Ingelmo P, Solé E, Miró J, Rivera G, Perez J. Early Interventional Treatments for Patients with Cancer Pain: A Narrative Review. J Pain Res 2023; 16:1663-1671. [PMID: 37223437 PMCID: PMC10202202 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s405808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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Between 10% and 20% of patients with cancer-related pain cannot achieve adequate control following the three-step ladder guidelines by the World Health Organization. Therefore, a "fourth step", including interventional approaches, has been suggested for those cases. Systematic reviews support the early use of interventional procedures to treat refractory cancer pain, control symptoms and prevent opioid dose escalation. There is strong evidence of the efficacy of celiac plexus or splanchnic neurolysis, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty and intrathecal drug delivery. Those procedures have been found to be associated with a decrease in the symptom burden and opioid consumption, improved quality of life, and suggested as having a potentially positive impact on survival. Several studies have recommended using specific interventional techniques at earlier stages, possibly even when opioid treatment is first being considered. Conversely, leaving these options as a last analgesic resource might not be advisable since the burden these procedures might impose on too ill patients is significant. The objective of this review was to collect the available evidence published on the use of interventional treatments for refractory cancer pain with a particular interest in comparing early versus late indications. The results of the search demonstrated a very low number and quality of articles particularly addressing this question. This scarce number of evidence precluded performing a systematic analysis. A detailed and narrative description of the potential benefits of integrating interventional techniques into clinical guidelines at the early stages of the disease is provided.
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- Uri Hochberg
- Pain Institute of the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Edwards Family Interdisciplinary Centre for Complex Pain, Montreal Children’s Hospital McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Research Institute, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
- Chair in Pediatric Pain, Center for Behavior Assessment (CRAMC), Department of Psychology, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
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- Hospital de Niños Luis Calvo Mackenna, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Clínica las Condes, Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Edwards Family Interdisciplinary Centre for Complex Pain, Montreal Children’s Hospital McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Cancer Pain Clinic, Cedars Cancer Center, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Gou P, Zhao Z, Yu C, Hou X, Gao G, Zhang T, Chang F. Efficacy of Recombinant Human Parathyroid Hormone versus Vertebral Augmentation Procedure on Patients with Acute Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture. Orthop Surg 2022; 14:2510-2518. [PMID: 36017765 PMCID: PMC9531108 DOI: 10.1111/os.13470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Although widely used in clinical practice, vertebral augmentation procedure (VAP) for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) is not supported. Recently, the effect of recombinant human parathyroid hormone (1-34) (rhPTH) has been paid great attention for its efficacy in anti-osteoporosis and bone union. This study aims to explore the outcome of rhPTH on acute OVCF and compare it with VAP to clarify its therapeutic advantages. METHODS The retrospective study comprised 71 acute OVCF patients from January 2015 to March 2020: 22 received rhPTH treatment (rhPTH group) and 49 underwent VAP (VAP group). The rhPTH group was 15 women and seven men with an average of 76.18 years, and the VAP group were 35 women and 14 men with an average of 73.63 years. The thoracic/lumbar vertebrae were 14/8 in the rhPTH group and 29/20 in the VAP group. The average follow-up period was 14.05 months in the rhPTH group and 13.82 months in the VAP group. The two groups were assessed regarding the visual analog score (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), OVCF bone union, bone mineral density (BMD), kyphotic angle (KA), anterior and posterior border height (ABH and PBH, respectively), adverse events and the health-related quality of life assessed by short form-36 health survey scores (SF-36). Categorical variables were analyzed by chi-square test and continuous variables between groups were analyzed by independent samples t-test or Mann-Whitney U test according to the normality. RESULTS During the follow-up, the VAS was significantly lower in the rhPTH group than in the VAP group at month 3 (0.39 ± 0.6 vs 0.68 ± 0.651) (p = 0.047), month 6 (0.45 ± 0.60 vs 2.18 ± 1.22) (p < 0.001), and month 12 (0.45 ± 0.60 vs 2.43 ± 1.49) (p < 0.001). At month 12, the ODI was significantly lower in the rhPTH group (18.59 ± 3.33%) than in the VAP group (28.93 ± 16.71%) (p < 0.001). Bone bridge was detected on sagittal computed tomography images of all fractured vertebrae in the rhPTH group. The BMD was significantly higher in the rhPTH group (87.66 ± 5.91 Hounsfield units [HU]) than in the VAP group (68.15 ± 11.32HU) (p < 0.001). There were no significant differences in the changes in KA, ABH, and PBH between groups (all p > 0.05). The incidence of new OVCF was significantly lower in the rhPTH group than in the VAP group (p = 0.042). All scores of SF-36 were significantly higher in the rhPTH group than in the VAP group (all p < 0.05). CONCLUSION In acute OVCF patients, rhPTH was better than VAP in increasing spinal BMD to promote OVCF healing, reduce new OVCF, and improve back pain, physical ability, and health-related quality of life.
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- Pengguo Gou
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Tianjin 4th Centre Hospital, Tianjin, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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Gou PG, Zhao ZH, Zhou JM, Ren LH, Wang XY, Mu YF, Wang YG, Chang F, Xue Y. Vertebral Collapse Prevented Following Teriparatide Treatment in Postmenopausal Kümmell's Disease Patients with Severe Osteoporosis. Orthop Surg 2021; 13:506-516. [PMID: 33615746 PMCID: PMC7957397 DOI: 10.1111/os.12959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare the preventive effects of teriparatide and alendronate on the progression of vertebral body collapse in postmenopausal single-level Kümmell's disease (KD). METHODS From March 2013 to December 2020, the medical records for 53 postmenopausal single-level KD patients who received conservative treatment with teriparatide (25 patients, teriparatide group) or alendronate (28 patients, alendronate group) were retrospectively reviewed. Midsagittal computed tomography (CT) images were analyzed by ImageJ to assess the intravertebral bone formation (mineralized bone) by calculating the ratio of area of intravertebral mineralized bone (AIMB) to the area of fractured vertebral body (AFVB). The changes in radiological parameters of the fractured vertebral body including kyphosis angle (KA), anterior and posterior border heights (ABH and PBH) and spinal canal diameter (SCD), bone turnover biomarkers (BTMs), and bone mineral density (BMD) were analyzed to evaluate the therapeutic effect. RESULTS At month 12, the ratio of AIMB to AFVB was significantly greater in teriparatide group (54.28% ± 15.30%) than in alendronate group (35.57% ± 17.61%) (P < 0.001). Sagittal CT substantiated the formation of bone bridge in 16 patients in teriparatide group. No bone bridge was detected in alendronate group. The KA was significantly smaller and the ABH, PBH, and SCD was greater in teriparatide group than in alendronate group (all P < 0.001). The KA increments were significantly smaller in teriparatide group (3.98° ± 1.30°) than in alendronate group (11.43° ± 3.73°) (P < 0.001). The ABH and PBH decrement were significantly lower in teriparatide group (11.96% ± 1.93% and 2.80% ± 2.52%) than in alendronate group (37.04% ± 8.00% and 19.50% ± 8.22%) (both P < 0.001). The BTMs and BMD were significantly greater in the teriparatide group than in the alendronate group. In teriparatide group, KA increment was negatively correlated with the change in PINP (r = -0.781, P < 0.001) and the ratio of AIMB to AFVB (r = -0.592, P = 0.002) from baseline to month 12. The ABH decrement was negatively correlated with the change in PINP (r = -0.612, P = 0.001) and the ratio of AIMB to AFVB (r = -0.806, P < 0.001) from baseline to month 12. CONCLUSIONS In postmenopausal single-level KD patients, conservative treatment with teriparatide was better than alendronate at preventing the progressive vertebral collapse.
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- Peng-Guo Gou
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Fifth People's Hospital of Datong, Datong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Fourth Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Fourth Central Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Fifth People's Hospital of Datong, Datong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Fifth People's Hospital of Datong, Datong, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Affiliated People's Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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Ethnic and socioeconomic biases may lead to unexpected positive consequences for patients. Spine J 2020; 20:1517. [PMID: 32928451 DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Buchbinder R, Busija L. Author reply. Intern Med J 2020; 50:648-649. [PMID: 32431032 DOI: 10.1111/imj.14829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Rachelle Buchbinder
- Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Biostatistics Consulting Platform, Research Methodology Division, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Clark W, Bird P, Diamond T, Gonski P, Gebski V. Vertebroplasty has an important role in managing patients with severe pain when performed early and with appropriate technique. Intern Med J 2020; 50:647-648. [PMID: 32431037 DOI: 10.1111/imj.14830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- William Clark
- Department of Interventional Radiology, St George Private Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biostatistics, Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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