Vertebroplasty appears no better than placebo for painful osteoporotic spinal fractures, and has potential to cause harm [2]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 174-

  Pile, Kevin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACKACHE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOPOROTIC SPINAL FRACTURE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; X RAY; NOTE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOLOGY; SPINE FRACTURE;

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

EID: 77952358444     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03466.x     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Buchbinder R, Osborne RH, Kallmes D. Vertebroplasty appears no better than placebo for painful osteoporotic spinal fractures, and has potential to cause harm [editorial]. Med J Aust 2009; 191: 476-477.
2. Buchbinder R, Osborne R, Ebeling P, et al. A randomised trial of vertebroplasty for painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures. N Engl J Med 2009; 361: 557-568.
3. Kallmes DF, Comstock BA, Heagerty PJ, et al. A randomised trial of vertebroplasty for osteoporotic spinal fractures. N Engl J Med 2009; 361: 569-579.
4. Rousing R, Andersen M, Jespersen S, et al. Percutaneous vertebroplasty compared with conservative treatment in patients with painful acute or subacute osteoporotic vertebral fractures: three-months follow-up in a clinical randomized study. Spine 2009; 34: 1349-1354.