Vertebroplasty for osteoporotic fracture? Think twice.
Think twice before recommending vertebroplasty (VP) for symptomatic osteoporotic compression fractures. New studies suggest that it has little benefit; thus, VP should be considered only after other, more conservative options fail.
Kinkade
Scott
S
Clinical Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO USA.
Stevermer
James J
JJ
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000150:complications*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D054854:Vertebroplasty