BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Previous investigators have reported on benefits and risks
associated with vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, but there are limited comparison data …

BACKGROUND: Vertebroplasty (VP) and kyphoplasty (KP) are routinely used to treat
vertebral body compression fractures (VCFs) resulting from osteoporosis or vertebral body …

Percutaneous vertebroplasty is an efficient procedure to treat pain due to osteoporotic
vertebral compression fractures. However, refracture of cemented vertebrae occurs …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cement PE represents a potentially serious complication
following vertebroplasty. To determine the frequency and extent of cement PE during …

Study Design. Prospective observational study. Objective. To assess (1) the evolution of
vertebral bone marrow edema (VBME) in patients with A1 vertebral compression fractures …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Vertebroplasty has been commonly used for the treatment
of vertebral compression fractures. Practitioners usually attempt to maximize filling of the …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Little is known about the evolution of bone marrow edema
(BME) in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCF) after percutaneous …

Study Design A prospective consecutive cohort study (follow-up study). Objective Our study
investigated whether implantation of an expandable titanium mesh cage (Osseofix®) is a …

A randomised controlled trial of vertebroplasty (VP) versus placebo assessed the effect of
VP on the risk of further vertebral fractures. While no statistically significant between-group …

Introduction There is a high incidence of vertebral burst fractures following low velocity
trauma in the elderly. Treatment of unstable vertebral burst fractures using the same …