Study Results Raise Questions About Vertebroplasty for Patients With Osteoporotic Spinal Compression Fractures

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Study Results Raise Questions About Vertebroplasty for Patients With Osteoporotic Spinal Compression Fractures

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A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that relief of pain from vertebral compression fractures, as well as improvement in pain-related dysfunction, were similar in patients treated with vertebroplasty and those treated with simulated vertebroplasty without cement injections. The article, "A Randomized Controlled Trial of Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Spine Fractures," was released today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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