title: Vertebroplasty: when randomized placebo-controlled trial results clash with common belief.
abstract: Bono C, Heggeness M, Mick C, et al. North American Spine Society: Newly released vertebroplasty randomized controlled trials: a tale of two trials. Spine J 2010;10:238-240 (in this issue).
authors.affiliation: Monash Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Cabrini Hospital, and Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3144, Australia. rachelle.buchbinder@med.monash.edu.au
authors.forename: Rachelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buchbinder
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Kallmes
mesh_terms: D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; 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*