Vertebroplasty appears no better than placebo for painful osteoporotic spinal fractures, and has potential to cause harm

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 191, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 476-477

  Buchbinder, Rachelle ^a,b   Osborne, Richard H ^c   Kallmes, David ^b,d  

^a CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPINE FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; OSTEOPOROSIS;

HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; SPINAL FRACTURES; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 73349136299     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02906.x     Document Type: Editorial

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