The controversy over vertebroplasty: An analysis of the debate and proposals for a way forward

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 449-451

  Johnson, Jane ^a   Rogers, Wendy ^a,b   Jeffree, Rosalind L ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ethics; new intervention; vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHAM PROCEDURE; UNCERTAINTY;

BONE CEMENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; SPINAL FRACTURES; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 84865017336     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02409.x     Document Type: Review

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