Open AccessSystematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 3 Treatment Arms for Vertebral Compression Fractures
Author(s) -
Sascha Halvachizadeh,
Anna-Lea Stalder,
David Bellut,
Sven Hoppe,
Philipp Roßbach,
Alessandro Cianfoni,
Klaus John Schnake,
Ladislav Mica,
Roman Pfeifer,
Kai Sprengel,
Hans-Christian Pape
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jbjs reviews.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 2329-9185
DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.rvw.21.00045
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , compression (physics) , medline , vertebral compression fracture , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , vertebral body , materials science , composite material , political science , law
Osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) have become increasingly common, and previous nonrandomized and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have compared the effects of cement augmentation versus nonoperative management on the clinical outcome. This meta-analysis focuses on RCTs and the calculated differences between cement augmentation techniques and nonsurgical management in outcome (e.g., pain reduction, adjacent-level fractures, and quality of life [QOL]).