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01.05.2012 | Reviewer's Comment
Reviewer’s comment concerning “Continuing conservative care versus cross-over to radiofrequency kyphoplasty: a comparative effectiveness study on the treatment of vertebral body fractures” (doi:10.1007/s00586-012-2148-8 by R. Bornemann, M. Hanna, K. Kabir, H. Goost, D. C. Wirtz, R. Pflugmacher)
verfasst von:
Luis Alvarez Galovich
Erschienen in:
European Spine Journal
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Ausgabe 5/2012
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Osteoporotic vertebral fractures are very frequent, and management of such fractures is controversial. Two randomized controlled trials concluded that an augmentation technique, percutaneous vertebroplasty with PMMA, was no better than placebo. However, two subsequent controlled randomized trials found that a different augmentation procedure, kyphoplasty, was beneficial for treating these fractures. …