Is percutaneous vertebral augmentation (vertebroplasty) effective treatment for painful vertebral fractures?

Am J Med. 2003 Mar;114(4):326-8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(03)00050-0.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone Cements / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fracture Fixation / methods
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / etiology
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Injury Severity Score
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Orthopedic Procedures / methods*
  • Osteoporosis / complications*
  • Osteoporosis / diagnosis
  • Pain Measurement
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spinal Fractures / etiology
  • Spinal Fractures / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Bone Cements