Vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty versus conservative treatment for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: A meta-analysis.

Medicine (Baltimore) · 2016 · PMC4979850 · PMID 27495096

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As compared with patients treated conservatively, the change of visual analog scale (VAS) pain score was higher in patients treated with balloon kyphoplasty; however, the results did not reach statistical significance (pooled standardized difference in means = 0.969, 95% CI: −0.780–2.717, P = 0.278).

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