North American Spine Society: Newly released vertebroplasty randomized controlled trials: a tale of two trials

Christopher M Bono; Michael Heggeness; Charles Mick; Daniel Resnick; William C Watters 3rd

doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2009.09.007

North American Spine Society: Newly released vertebroplasty randomized controlled trials: a tale of two trials

Spine J. 2010 Mar;10(3):238-40. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.09.007. Epub 2009 Oct 12.

Authors

Christopher M Bono¹, Michael Heggeness, Charles Mick, Daniel Resnick, William C Watters 3rd

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham & Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115-6110, USA. bonocm@prodigy.net

PMID: 19822459
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.09.007

Abstract

This commentary is a product of the North American Spine Society (NASS). It was approved by the NASS Board of Directors and accepted for publication outside The Spine Journal's peer review process.

MeSH terms

Humans
North America
Osteoporosis / complications
Osteoporosis / surgery
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic*
Reproducibility of Results
Research Design
Societies, Medical*
Spinal Fractures / etiology
Spinal Fractures / surgery*
Vertebroplasty / methods*