Comparing effects of kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, and nonsurgical management in a systematic review of randomized and non-randomized controlled studies

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1826-1843

  Papanastassiou, Ioannis D ^a,b   Phillips, Frank M ^c   Van Meirhaeghe, Jan ^d   Berenson, James R ^e   Andersson, Gunnar B J ^c   Chung, Gary ^f   Small, Brent J ^g   Aghayev, Kamran ^a   Vrionis, Frank D ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b General Oncology Hospital Agioi Anargyroi   (Greece)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

^e INSTITUTE FOR MYELOMA AND BONE CANCER RESEARCH   (United States)

^f Medtronic Spinal and Biologics   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon kyphoplasty; Osteoporosis; Systematic review; Vertebral compression fractures; Vertebroplasty

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; EXTRAVASATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KYPHOPLASTY; KYPHOSIS; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINE FRACTURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; HUMANS; KYPHOPLASTY; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PAIN; SPINAL FRACTURES; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 84867983288     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2314-z     Document Type: Review

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