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Balloon Kyphoplasty Reduces Back Pain in Acute Vertebral Compression Fractures
J Bone Miner Res. 2011 Jul;26(7):1627-37. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.364300 patients with one to three vertebral fractures were randomized to be treated with either kyphoplasty (n=149) or nonsurgical therapy (n=151) to compare both methods in fracture repair. After 2-year assessment of quality of life, function, disability, and pain, kyphoplasty reduced pain and improved function, disability, and quality of life without increasing the risk of additional vertebral fractures, at a quicker rate. Most outcomes were not statistically different at 24 months, except for the reduction in back pain at all time points.
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