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SUBMITTER: Klazen CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2169262 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Klazen C A H CA Verhaar H J J HJ Lampmann L E H LE Juttmann J R JR Blonk M C MC Jansen F H FH Tielbeek A V AV Schoemaker M C MC Buskens E E van der Graaf Y Y Janssens X X Fransen H H van Everdingen K J KJ Muller A F AF Mali W P Th M WP Lohle P N M PN
Trials 20071031
<h4>Background</h4>The standard care in patients with a painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is conservative therapy. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV), a minimally invasive technique, is gaining popularity as a new treatment option. Many prospective and retrospective studies have reported on the effectiveness and safety of PV, but no large randomized controlled trial (RCT) has been published.<h4>Objective</h4>To estimate cost-effectiveness of PV compared to conservative ther ...[more]