
Spine
Vertebral body reconstruction: Better clinical outcomes than conservative treatment
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Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 2011 Dec;97(8):846-51. doi: 10.1016/j.otsr.2011.08.006. Epub 2011 Nov 18
50 patients were randomized to assess the efficacy of a new treatment for non-osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures of the thoracolumbar junction and lumbar spine. Patients received either conventional treatment or the B-twin vertebral body reconstruction, and were assessed at 12 months. Results indicated that the vertebral body reconstruction technique led to better clinical outcomes and maintenance of local sagittal stability than those who received conservative treatment.
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