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KMID : 1155620080030020019
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Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine for Spine & Nerves
2008 Volume.3 No. 2 p.19 ~ p.27
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The Clinical Study of 35 Admission Patients to Oriental Medical Hospital due to Thoraco-Lumbar Compression Fracture
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Jin Eun-Seok
Koh Dong-Hyun
Kim Ha-Neul
Kim Joo-Won
Hong Soon-Sung
Kim Han-Kyum
Lee Jin-Hyuk
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this study is to investigate the results of korean traditional conservative therapy for thoraco-lumbar compression fracture and it’s recovery rate and different result in accordance with sex, age, medical history.
Method : We studied about 35 cases who were admitted to Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine with diagnosis of ’Thoraco lumbar compression fracture’ with X-ray examination.
Result : Out of 35 patients 31 patients discharged with satisfying results. Most of the compression fracture occurred in age of . And the single fractured patients recovered more easily than the multi-level fractured patients. It didn’t affect the results whether the patient had another vertebral disease(such as Herniated intervertebral disc or osteoporosis) or not. And most of the patients who had vertebral compression fracture visited the western medicine hospital first.
Conclusions : We analyzed the tendency of the patients who had vertebral compression fracture, and concluded that the conservative Korean traditional therapy is an effective means of treatment for the patients who have thoraco-lumbar compression fracture.
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KEYWORD
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Compression fracture, conservative therapy, Korean traditional therapy, Vertebroplasty, Osteoporosis
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