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Vertebroplasty appears no better than placebo for painful osteoporotic spinal fractures, and has potential to cause harm
Author(s) -
Buchbinder Rachelle,
Osborne Richard H,
Kallmes David
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02906.x
Subject(s) - medicine , public health , population , epidemiology , harm , family medicine , nursing , psychology , social psychology , environmental health
Two randomised placebo-controlled trials show the importance of establishing the efficacy of procedures before adopting them into clinical practice.