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No difference between vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in long-term pain and disability. #radiology #sbmgr
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Non-surgical management v. Vertebral augmentation never shown to be more effective in appropriate patients. #radiology #sbmgr
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Kyphoplasty has highest hospital charge, shortest stay, and 20% lower adjusted risk of death. #radiology #sbmgr
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Buchbinder and Kallmes studies in NEJM flawed per multiple medical societies. #radiology #sbmgr
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Screening post procedure in vertebroplasty/kyphoplasty for new fracture is not recommended. #radiology #sbmgr
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Proven through literature that cement increasing stiffness 36x does not increase risk of adjacent compression fracture. #radiology #sbmgr
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Complications of kyphoplasty - 0.09% of cement extravasations are symptomatic. #radiology #sbmgr
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Fun fact - First vertebroplasty in France in 1984 after removal of a tumor. #radiology #sbmgr
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MRI, CT, and bone scan important to measure acuity of bone fracture. #radiology #sbmgr
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700,000 compression fractures yearly. 150k hospitalized costing $1.6 billion annually. #sbmgr
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"Prognosis is a conversation, not a number..." #PalliativeCare #sbmgr
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Life expectancy based on where you live in NY #CloseHealthGaps #sbmgr
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Dr. Carethers,"It's hard to do a RCT on colonoscopies. You'd def know if you got it or not." GI jokes are hilarious. @SBInternalMed #sbmgr
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Photo: Post red-eye Grand Rounds presentation for Stony Brook Internal Medicine Research Day #sbmgr (at... tmblr.co/ZR86Xy1j3kj-X
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Congrats to my co-residents presenting @StonyBrookMed Grand Rounds for Annual Internal Medicine Research Day! #sbmgr
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End of #Cali vacation, red-eye flight, quick shower then presenting at @StonyBrookMed Grand Rounds. Need a vacation from vacation! #sbmgr





