Comparative Study of the Treatment Outcomes of Osteoporotic Compression Fractures without Neurologic

Injury Using a Rigid Brace, a Soft Brace, and No Brace

by Ho-Joong Kim, Je-Min Yi, Hyeon-Guk Cho, Bong-Soon Chang, Choon-Ki Lee, Jee Hyoung Kim, and Jin S. Yeom

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 96(23):1959-1966

December 3, 2014

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

A CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) flow diagram showing the enrollment, randomization, assigned interventions, and follow-up of the study participants.

Ho-Joong Kim et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1959-1966

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Line graphs showing treatment outcomes at follow-up of two, six, and twelve weeks: ODI with non-inferior comparison at twelve weeks as the primary end point (Fig. 2-A), VAS for back pain

(Fig. 2-B), and anterior body compression ratio at the fractured level...

Ho-Joong Kim et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1959-1966

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Bar graphs showing the quality of life represented by the SF-36 PCS (Fig. 3-A) and SF-36 MCS (Fig. 3-B) at initial enrollment and at twelve weeks after fracture.

Ho-Joong Kim et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1959-1966

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A bar graph showing treatment satisfaction among the three groups.

Ho-Joong Kim et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1959-1966

©2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.