The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons board of directors approved and released a clinical practice guideline recommending against vertebroplasty as a treatment for spinal fractures, according to an AAOS news release.
After reviewing the literature over several years, a workgroup comprised of volunteer physicians concluded that there was strong evidence suggesting that vertebroplasty is not as beneficial as previously thought. After panel review, the AAOS board of directors voted to support the guideline against vertebroplasty.
The initial recommendation was largely based on two randomized, controlled clinical trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine, both finding that there was no statistically significant difference between vertebroplasty and a sham procedure.
Read the AAOS release on vertebroplasty.
Read other coverage on vertebroplasty:
- Cortoss Could Be Safe for Vertebroplasty or Kyphoplasty Patients
- Study: Vertebroplasty Effective in Some Compression Fracture Patients
- Society of Interventional Radiology Supports Vertebroplasty in Properly Selected Patients
After reviewing the literature over several years, a workgroup comprised of volunteer physicians concluded that there was strong evidence suggesting that vertebroplasty is not as beneficial as previously thought. After panel review, the AAOS board of directors voted to support the guideline against vertebroplasty.
The initial recommendation was largely based on two randomized, controlled clinical trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine, both finding that there was no statistically significant difference between vertebroplasty and a sham procedure.
Read the AAOS release on vertebroplasty.
Read other coverage on vertebroplasty:
- Cortoss Could Be Safe for Vertebroplasty or Kyphoplasty Patients
- Study: Vertebroplasty Effective in Some Compression Fracture Patients
- Society of Interventional Radiology Supports Vertebroplasty in Properly Selected Patients