Controversial Issues in Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty in Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures

Kyphoplasty (KP) and vertebroplasty (VP) have been successfully employed for many years for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures. The purpose of this review is to resolve the controversial issues raised by the two randomized trials that claimed no difference between VP and SHAM procedu...

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Main Authors: Ioannis D. Papanastassiou, Andreas Filis, Maria A. Gerochristou, Frank D. Vrionis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/934206