Vertebroplasty was not effective for painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures

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ACP Journal Club15 December 2009Vertebroplasty was not effective for painful osteoporotic vertebral fracturesTimothy S. Carey, MD, MPHTimothy S. Carey, MD, MPHCecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (T.S.C.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-151-12-200912150-02008 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationBuchbinder R, Osborne RH, Ebeling PR, et al. A randomized trial of vertebroplasty for painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures. N Engl J Med. 2009;361:557-68. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19657121Clinical Impact RatingsEndocrinology: Geriatrics: Phys Med & Rehab: Rheumatology: References1 Moseley JB, O’Malley K, Petersen NJ, et al. A controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee. N Engl J Med. 2002;347:81-8. [PMID: 12110735] Google Scholar2 Neumann PJ, Kamae MS, Palmer JA. Medicare’s national coverage decisions for technologies, 1999-2007. Health Aff (Millwood). 2008;27:1620-31. [PMID: 18997221] Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA (T.S.C.)This article was published at Annals.org on 1 December 2009. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoVertebroplasty was not effective for painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures Timothy S. Carey Metrics Cited byVertebroplasty and the Placebo ResponseHave Referral Patterns for Vertebroplasty Changed since Publication of the Placebo-Controlled Trials?EDITORIAL: Case series are no substitute for randomised placebo-controlled trials for determination of treatment efficacyThe vertebroplasty affair: the mysterious case of the disappearing effect sizeInvited editorial presents an accurate summary of the results of two randomised placebo‐controlled trials of vertebroplasty 15 December 2009Volume 151, Issue 12Page: JC6-8KeywordsCase seriesComparative effectiveness researchGeriatricsPhysical functioningQuality of lifeRheumatic painRheumatologySpinal cord ePublished: 15 December 2009 Issue Published: 15 December 2009 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2009 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...