A Randomized Trial of Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spinal Fractures

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Authors

David F. Kallmes · Mayo Clinic

Bryan A. Comstock · Seattle University

Patrick J. Heagerty · Seattle University

Judith A. Turner · Seattle University

David J. Wilson · Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre

Terry Diamond · UNSW Sydney

Richard Edwards ·

Abstract

Improvements in pain and pain-related disability associated with osteoporotic compression fractures in patients treated with vertebroplasty were similar to the improvements in a control group. (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00068822.)

Topics & Keywords

Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 361, Issue 6, pp. 569-579

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0900563

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