A Randomized Trial of Balloon Kyphoplasty and Nonsurgical Management for Treating Acute Vertebral Compression Fractures

Van Meirhaeghe, Jan; Bastian, L.; Boonen, Steven; Ranstam, Jonas; B. Tillman, John; Wardlaw, Douglas

doi:10.1097/brs.0b013e31828e8e22

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A Randomized Trial of Balloon Kyphoplasty and Nonsurgical Management for Treating Acute Vertebral Compression Fractures

Published in Spine • Feb 27, 2013

Authors:

Jan Van Meirhaeghe

L. Bastian

Steven Boonen

Abstract

STUDY DESIGN: Multicenter randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) with nonsurgical management (NSM) during 24 months in patients with painful vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Recently, several large ra...

Subject

Medicine

Randomized controlled trial

Balloon

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