VERTEBROPLASTY COMBINED WITH FACET JOINT BLOCK VS. VERTEBROPLASTY ALONE IN RELIEVING ACUTE PAIN OF OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL

Vertebroplasty combined with facet joint block vs. vertebroplasty alone in relieving acute pain of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Abstract Objective The study objective was to compare the efficacy and safety of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) combined with facet joint block (FB) and vertebroplasty alone in relieving acute pain on osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs).Methods A prospective, randomized controlled study was conducted.One hundred ninety-eight pat

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Immaterial Fordism: the paradox of game industry labour

In different ways, Marxist autonomist, regulation school, and neoliberal theories all claim that work in the new economy is increasingly characterised by high levels of creativity, cooperation, and innovation, albeit accompanied by uncertainty and a relentless pace of work, introducing a new form of labour that differs fundamentally from past forms

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An Android Based Flight Simulator using VR Technology

For training young pilots.Flight simulators enhance the safety measures, as the risk factor of severe injuries are eliminated since the training is now synthetic.However, flight simulators also require large space, large budget and does have many high end requirements, which are to be sawgrass virtuoso sg500 complete sublijet sublimation printer ki

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Tocodynamometry in canine uterine inertia

Early detection of uterine inertia is very crucial for the life of the foetus as well as that of the dam.Suitable methods for early detection of uterine inertia are lacking in canines compared to humans.Non-invasivetocodynamometry is a promising method, which is widely used in humans for the management of uterine inertia.In the present study non-in

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