An Objection to the New England Journal of Medicine Vertebroplasty Articles

Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-122

  Smith, Steven J ^a   Vlahos, Athanasios ^b   Sewall, Luke E ^b  

^a Adventist La Grange Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRA COMPRESSION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL FRACTURES; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 77949466096     PISSN: 08465371     EISSN: 08465371     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2010.01.010     Document Type: Letter

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