Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty: how good is the evidence?

The absence of Level I evidence undermines the credibility of all clinical studies pertaining to percutaneous vertebral augmentation (ie, kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty). The powerful desire to relieve suffering in the frail elderly cannot substitute for a rigorously designed randomized controlled t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current rheumatology reports 2007-04, Vol.9 (1), p.57-65
1. Verfasser:	McKiernan, Fergus E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arthroplasty Body Height Clinical Trials as Topic Evidence-Based Medicine Humans Osteoporosis - complications Osteoporosis - surgery Pain Management Quality of Life Spine - pathology Spine - surgery Treatment Outcome
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