[Kyphoplasty-Vertebroplasty. A critical assessment]

C Kasperk1

  • 1Sektion Osteologie, Medizinische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Deutschland. Christian.Kasperk@med.uni-heidelberg.de.

Der Radiologe
|September 17, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Osteoplastic procedures like kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty offer satisfactory pain reduction for vertebral compression fractures. Further sham-controlled trials are needed, but current evidence suggests benefits for pain and quality of life.

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