title: Criticality of kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty.
abstract: Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are minimally invasive techniques to treat vertebral compression fractures, now considered as implying relative risks and being equally effective. A few considerations must anyway be made due to some unresolved problems.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Clinic, Studies' University of Milan, Ist Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Division, AO Orthopaedic Institute "Gaetano Pini", Milan, Italy. cesare.verdoia@unimi.it
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verdoia
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Macchi
authors.forename: Jacopo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernieri
authors.forename: Costantino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Corradini
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001862:Bone Resorption; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D058498:Kyphoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D004164:Diphosphonates