BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patient selection for percutaneous vertebroplasty is often
complicated by the presence of multiple fractures or non-localizing pain. Our purpose was to …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Previous studies have retrospectively reported the positive
effects of percutaneous vertebroplasty. The purpose of our study was to evaluate …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The patient populations that are most likely to benefit from
percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) are uncertain. Our purpose was to evaluate the effect of …

The efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for patients with chronic painful
osteoporotic compression fractures remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recurrent pain after vertebroplasty is relatively common,
usually representing a new fracture at a different vertebral level. In a small cohort described …

Purpose: To compare single-and multiple-level percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) in terms of
pain relief, activity level, and analgesic use in patients with osteoporotic vertebral …

Conclusion Percutaneous vertebroplasty has been shown to be very effective at relieving
the pain associated with compression fractures of vertebra caused by both primary (age …

PURPOSE: Some operators use the lack of point tenderness over compression fractures to
exclude patients from undergoing percutaneous vertebroplasty procedures. The purpose of …

PURPOSE: To prospectively assess short-term, midterm, and long-term pain relief in
patients with painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) treated with …

Background: Vertebral augmentation has been widely used to treat vertebral body
compression fractures caused by varied pathologies. The lifetime risk of a vertebral body …