Vertebroplasty Resources
General Research- HealthandAge.com discusses how Vertebroplasty is Safe and Effective
- Latent Mobility of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 17:1479-1487 (2006), Fergus McKiernan, MD, Tom Faciszewski, MD and Ron Jensen, PT
- Treatment of Chronic Symptomatic Vertebral Compression Fractures with Percutaneous Vertebroplasty AJR 2004 (pdf file); 182:319-322
- Occurrence of New Vertebral Body Fracture after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Patients with Osteoporosis
Radiology 2003 226: 119-124 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2261011911) - Vertebral Compression Fractures: Pain Reduction and Improvement in Functional Mobility after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
Radiology 2003 226: 366-372. December 2002 - Prospective Evaluation of Pain Relief in 100 Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Vertebroplasty (PDF file)
Results and Follow-up (McGraw, et al, JVIR, Sept 2002) - Vertebroplasty in the Mid- and Upper Thoracic Spine
AJNR Aug 2002 - Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: New Treatment for Vertebral Compression Fractures
American Family Physician , Aug 2002 - Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Severe Osteoporotic Vertebral Body Compression Fractures
Peh, et al, Radiology, Feb 2002
Patient Information
- Procedure Fixes Spine Fractures Without Surgery by Dr. Stephen Doundoulakis in ChicagoLand Senior Times
- Dr. Morse from FL speaks about new innovations to treat vertebral compression fractures
- Dr. Huy Do, Stanford Medical Center and Dr. Dean Edell discuss how vertebroplasty works and benefits of the procedure. ABC KGO-TV/Channel 7
- Dr. Ed Underwood speaks about treatments for vertebral compression fractures caused by metastatic disease on “Your Community, Your Health” segment.
- Article
Treating Vertebral Compression Fractures
by: Joshua A. Hirsch, M.D. - 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, and another 18 million have low bone mass
- Fracture risk lower for black women than white women at all bone mineral density levels (JAMA 2005)
- Recent News
Liz Taylor breaks her back; treated with Vertebroplasty - Spinal Repair: Vertebroplasty
Online broadcast of a recently performed Vertebroplasty featuring Dr. Joshua A. Hirsch at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Originally aired on January 28, 2003. (NOTE: Must register to view video. RealPlayer is required for viewing,) - View Vertebroplasty Animation
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Societies
- American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (ASITN)
- American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)
- American Society of Spine Radiology (ASSR)
- Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
- Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)
Hospitals/Universities
- MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (Dr. Dawid Schellingerhout)
- Mayo Clinic
- Via Radiology
- Doctors Imaging Group, Florida
- Moses Cone Health System, North Carolina
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