title: [The end of vertebroplasties].
abstract: In 2009, two clinical trials that questioned the usefulness of vertebroplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic fractures compared with conservative treatment were reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, leading to wide debate in the literature. In this article, we provide a critical review of the scientific evidence in this field and discuss our own experience with this technique.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España. ferusan12@gmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ruiz Santiago
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pérez Abela
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Almagro Ratia
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D058866:Osteoporotic Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data