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Published: Mar 2011
ACE Report #5266
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Balloon kyphoplasty more effective than non-surgical treatment in cancer patients with VCF

Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Balloon kyphoplasty versus non-surgical fracture management for treatment of painful vertebral body compression fractures in patients with cancer: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial

Lancet Oncol. 2011 Mar;12(3):225-35. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(11)70008-0. Epub 2011 Feb 16

Contributing Authors: L Bastian JB Tillman J Berenson R Pflugmacher P Jarzem J Zonder K Schechtman T Ashraf F Vrionis Cancer Patient Fracture Evaluation (CAFE) Investigators

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