ICD-10-CM coding has a single diagnosis of VCF, not differentiating between new or subsequent fracture. Thus, it was necessary to use a proxy measure for refracture by evaluating visits in follow-up with additional/subsequent VCF procedure codes. Therefore, the rates of subsequent treatment ...
We performed an analysis of following costs after primary conservative or operative treatment with balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) in osteoporotic vertebral fractures. Patients with primary osteoporotic vertebral fractures treated with BKP or conservatively from discharge year 2002–2005 were retrospectively assessed ...