Vertebroplasty has been in broad clinical use for two decades based largely on case series data. This broad use was called into question by the first two RCT's comparing vertebroplasty to sham ...

The advice and treatment given to patients with vertebral compression fractures is not satisfactory. New research shows that the majority of patients still have severe pain one year after the fracture ...

Benvenue Medical’s Kiva vertebral compression fracture treatment system and Blazer vertebral augmentation system were named by Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management as innovative ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite concerns with excessive angular correction, vertebroplasty remains the preferred treatment of ...

The pain of a compression fracture is not always relieved by medication and bedrest. When broken vertebrae are the source of discomfort, unconventional solutions might be the best option for ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 2007 study claimed that an estimated 1.7 million vertebral compression fractures occur every year in Europe ...

Kyphoplasty in the Treatment of Osteolytic Vertebral Compression Fractures as a Result of Multiple Myeloma. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to ...

Inclusion: vertebral compression fractures (VCF) with minimum of 15% height loss on x-ray of the spine; VCF refractory for medical therapy for at least six weeks and no longer than six months; focal ...