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2009 A randomized trial of vertebroplasty for osteoporotic spinal fractures

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Location: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2930487

Description: In this multi-center trial, we randomly assigned patients with 1-3 painful, osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures to vertebroplasty or to a simulated vertebroplasty without cement.
Conclusions Improvement in osteoporotic compression fracture pain and pain-related disability was similar in patients treated with vertebroplasty and patients treated with simulated vertebroplasty without cement.
A randomized trial of vertebroplasty for osteoporotic spinal fractures. Kallmes DF, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, Turner JA, Wilson DJ, Diamond TH, Edwards R, Gray LA, Stout L, Owen S, Hollingworth W, Ghdoke B, Annesley-Williams DJ, Ralston SH, Jarvik JG. N Engl J Med. 2009 Aug 6;361(6):569-79. (full text)

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Author/Contact: Kallmes et al
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Language: English

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