Percutaneous vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty in treating painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
1. The scientific evidence is insufficient to determine if percutaneous vertebroplasty or balloon kyphoplasty yield better outcomes than nonsurgical strategies or placebo in treating symptomatic vertebral compression fractures due to osteoporosis.2. Cement leakage is common with both methods. Althou...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Stockholm
SBU
2011, 2011
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| Series: | SBU alert report
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 1. The scientific evidence is insufficient to determine if percutaneous vertebroplasty or balloon kyphoplasty yield better outcomes than nonsurgical strategies or placebo in treating symptomatic vertebral compression fractures due to osteoporosis.2. Cement leakage is common with both methods. Although it usually causes no symptoms, the clinical significance of such leakage is not fully investigated.3. The scientific evidence is insufficient to determine the cost-effectiveness of percutaneous vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty.4. Randomised and blinded trials should be conducted, but such trials are associated with substantial methodological problems. Long-term evaluation of the methods' effects and risks would require systematic follow-up, e.g. via a national quality registry |
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| Item Description: | English summary of complete report in Swedish: Perkutan vertebroplastik och ballongkyfoplastik vid ryggsmärta pga kotkompression som orsakats av osteoporos |
| Physical Description: | 1 PDF file (4 pages) |