The AJNR published a game changing manuscript in 1997. A group composed mostly of
neurointerventionalists described the use of polymethylmethacrylate in painful osteoporotic …

On August 6, 2009, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), arguably the world's most
influential medical journal, published the results of two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) …

No aspect of neurointerventional practice has been associated with as longstanding
contention and debate as to its effectiveness as has vertebroplasty (VP). Four blinded …

Hafezi-Nejad et al have provided an overview of the United States' national trends, regional
variations, associated diagnoses, and outcomes from hospitalized patients treated with …

I read the results of the Cost Effectiveness and Efficacy of Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty
Trial (CEEP) by Evans et al published in JNIS as well as Dr Beall's response with interest …

There are many excellent manuscripts on which to base a literature evaluation and a few
meta-analyses that capture the essence of the information on vertebral augmentation, but …

In the article by Kortman and colleagues on percutaneous sacroplasty for the treatment of
osteoporotic insufficiency fractures and neoplastic lesions, the authors report on their …

Vertebral augmentation (VA) is a minimally invasive, imaging-guided procedure with deep
roots in the NeuroInterventional community. In the USA, this procedure has been performed …

We read with interest the JNIS article,'The need for thoracic MRI before vertebral
augmentation surgery in patients with lumbar vertebral fractures' by Zhang et al. 1 The …

This issue features an article on percutaneous acetabuloplasty. 1 The authors of this
manuscript are an experienced group of neurointerventionalists who have done extensive …