title: Vertebroplasty appears no better than placebo for painful osteoporotic spinal fractures, and has potential to cause harm.
authors.forename: Kevin D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Pile
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010919:Placebos; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D054854:Vertebroplasty
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos