BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Previous investigators have reported on benefits and risks
associated with vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, but there are limited comparison data …

BACKGROUND: Vertebroplasty (VP) and kyphoplasty (KP) are routinely used to treat
vertebral body compression fractures (VCFs) resulting from osteoporosis or vertebral body …

Background Vertebroplasty is commonly used to treat painful, osteoporotic vertebral
compression fractures. Methods In this multicenter trial, we randomly assigned 131 patients …

PURPOSE: To prospectively assess the short-term clinical outcome of patients with
subacute or chronic painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCF) treated with …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Percutaneous polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)
vertebroplasty has become a common procedure for treatment of pain and disability …

Background: Osteoporosis with subsequent osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures is
an increasingly important disease due not only to its significant economic impact but also to …

Introduction As life expectancy in the population rises, osteoporotic fractures are seen most
frequently in the proximal femur and the vertebral column. In balloon kyphoplasty and …

PURPOSE: To prospectively assess short-term, midterm, and long-term pain relief in
patients with painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) treated with …

Vertebroplasty has been in practice in the United States for approximately 10 years and has
been described as providing significant benefit to patients with painful vertebral …

Background The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical outcome of percutaneous
kyphoplasty (PKP) assisted with mixed reality (MR) technology in treatment of osteoporotic …