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Outcomes in balloon kyphoplasty for VCF not affected by the timing of curette use
May 2013
Outcomes in balloon kyphoplasty for VCF not affected by the timing of curette use
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
A randomized trial comparing 2 techniques of balloon kyphoplasty and curette use for obtaining vertebral body height restoration and angular-deformity correction in vertebral compression fractures due to osteoporosis
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2013 Mar;34(3):666-75. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3363. Epub 2012 Nov 22Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
112 osteoporotic patients were randomized to determine the effect of curette use in balloon kyphoplasty. Subjects were allocated to receive a curette-first procedure, whereby the curette was used prior to the inflation of the bone tamps, or an inflatable-bone-tamps (IBT)-first procedure, performed with IBT inflation, then curette use, and followed by a second IBT inflation. Imaging assessments wer...
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