Clinical Articles
- Position Statement from SIR on VCF treatments, March 2007
- A novel technique for treating vertebral compression fractures (VCF) caused by malignant tumors demonstrated significant pain relief with no complications, according to a study completed by two leading interventional radiologists from UCSD Medical Center and recently published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology (April 2007).
- Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation: An Elevation in Adjacent-Level Fracture Risk in Kyphoplasty as Compared With Vertebroplasty. The Spine Journal, 2007, Dr. B. Frankel
- Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Compared with Optimal Pain Medication Treatment: Short-Term Clinical Outcome of Patients with Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures. American Journal of Neuroradiology 28:555-560, March 2007.
- Vertebroplasty, First 1000 Levels of a Single Center: Evaluation of the Outcomes and Complications. American Journal of Neuroradiology 28:683-689, April 2007. K.F. Layton and D.F. Kallmes et al
- 2007 Pain Physician article: Vertebroplasty, a systematic approach,
by MI Syed, MD - Clinical outcomes after acute osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a 2-year non-randomised trial comparing percutaneous vertebroplasty with conservative therapy (by Terrence H Diamond MD. Et al) , MJA 2006; 184 (3)
- The Medical Journal of Australia
Two year clinical outcomes comparing vertebroplasty to conservative care. Published February 2006. Volume 184 Number 3. - Prospective analysis of clinical outcomes after percutaneous vertebroplasty for painful osteoporotic vertebral body fractures. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005; 7 (26): 1623-8. Dr's. Do HM et al.
- Surgeon radiation exposure during vertebroplasty: gloves cut down on radiation exposure 75%. J Neurosurg Spine. 2006 Feb;4(2):106-9.
- About Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
Dr. Huy Do. Disease Management Digest, October 2004. (NOTE: This is a PDF document and will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.) - Quality of Life Following Vertebroplasty
(PDF article Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery) - Health professional's guide to rehabilitation of the patient with Osteoporosis
(created by National Guideline Clearinghouse) - Radiology Information: Vertebroplasty Focus
- Vertebroplasty
From SIR, Oct 2002 - Non-Surgical Vertebroplasty is Effective Pain Treatment for Spinal Fractures Caused by Osteoporosis
SIR press release, Sept 2002 (NOTE: This is a PDF document and will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.) - Vertebroplasty for Spine Fracture Pain
From American Family Physician, Aug 2002 - Vertebroplasty: A Case Study
spineuniverse.com, May 2002 - Effects of Bone Cement Volume and Distribution on Vertebral Stiffness After Vertebroplasty. Spine. 26(14):1547-1554, July 15, 2001.
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