title: North American Spine Society: Newly released vertebroplasty randomized controlled trials: a tale of two trials.
abstract: This commentary is a product of the North American Spine Society (NASS). It was approved by the NASS Board of Directors and accepted for publication outside The Spine Journal's peer review process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115-6110, USA. bonocm@prodigy.net
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bono
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heggeness
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mick
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Watters
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009656:North America; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012107:Research Design; D012955:Societies, Medical; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods*