Resources

Review clinical articles, recent news and also links to other organizations focused on Vertebroplasty.

General Research

• Bibliography on Vertebral Compression Fractures and Related Topics
  An extensive compilation of research articles on vertebral compression fractures and other pathologies that cause spinal instability, as well as vertebroplasty, polymethylmethacrylate, bone biopsy.
• Occurrence of New Vertebral Body Fracture after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Patients with Osteoporosis
  Radiology 2003 226: 119-124 (DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2261011911)
• Vertebral Compression Fractures: Pain Reduction and Improvement in Functional Mobility after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
  Radiology 2003 226: 366-372. December 2002
• Prospective Evaluation of Pain Relief in 100 Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Vertebroplasty (PDF file)
  Results and Follow-up (McGraw, et al, JVIR, Sept 2002)
• Vertebroplasty in the Mid- and Upper Thoracic Spine
  AJNR Aug 2002
• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: New Treatment for Vertebral Compression Fractures
  American Family Physician , Aug 2002
• Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Severe Osteoporotic Vertebral Body Compression Fractures
  Peh, et al, Radiology, Feb 2002

Patient Information

• Dr. Waldrip, Orthopedic Surgeon, discusses Vertebroplasty and new treatments for osteoporosis in Sun Cities Independent, Arizona
• Dr. Morse from FL speaks about new innovations to treat vertebral compression fractures
• Dr. Richard Kinard, FL talks about new treatments for severe osteoporosis in the Gainesville Sun
• Dr. Huy Do, Stanford Medical Center and Dr. Dean Edell discuss how vertebroplasty works and benefits of the procedure. ABC KGO-TV/Channel 7
• Dr. Krivisky discusses the new spine procedure, vertebroplasty, which is gaining popularity
• Article

Treating Vertebral Compression Fractures
by: Joshua A. Hirsch, M.D.

• 10 million Americans have osteoporosis, and another 18 million have low bone mass
• Fracture risk lower for black women than white women at all bone mineral density levels (JAMA 2005)
• Recent News
  Liz Taylor breaks her back; treated with Vertebroplasty
• Spinal Repair: Vertebroplasty
  Online broadcast of a recently performed Vertebroplasty featuring Dr. Joshua A. Hirsch at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Originally aired on January 28, 2003. (NOTE: Must register to view video. RealPlayer is required for viewing,)
• New Hope for Sufferers of Vertebral Compression Fractures Caused by Osteoporosis
• View Vertebroplasty Animation
• Review our media clips

Clinical Articles

• The Medical Journal of Australia
  Two year clinical outcomes comparing vertebroplasty to conservative care. Published February 2006. Volume 184 Number 3.
• Prospective analysis of clinical outcomes after percutaneous vertebroplasty for painful osteoporotic vertebral body fractures. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005; 7 (26): 1623-8. Dr's. Do HM et al.
• Surgeon radiation exposure during vertebroplasty: gloves cut down on radiation exposure 75%. J Neurosurg Spine. 2006 Feb;4(2):106-9.
• About Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
  Dr. Huy Do. Disease Management Digest, October 2004. (NOTE: This is a PDF document and will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.)
• Quality of Life Following Vertebroplasty
  (PDF article Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery)
• Health professional's guide to rehabilitation of the patient with Osteoporosis
  (created by National Guideline Clearinghouse)
• Radiology Information: Vertebroplasty Focus
• Vertebroplasty
  From SIR, Oct 2002
• Non-Surgical Vertebroplasty is Effective Pain Treatment for Spinal Fractures Caused by Osteoporosis
  SIR press release, Sept 2002 (NOTE: This is a PDF document and will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.)
• Vertebroplasty for Spine Fracture Pain
  From American Family Physician, Aug 2002
• Vertebroplasty: A Case Study
  spineuniverse.com, May 2002
• Effects of Bone Cement Volume and Distribution on Vertebral Stiffness After Vertebroplasty. Spine. 26(14):1547-1554, July 15, 2001.
  Liebschner, Michael A.K. PhD ,*; Rosenberg, William S. MD et all.

Other links

Societies

• American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (ASITN)
• American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR)
• American Society of Spine Radiology (ASSR)
• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
• Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR)

Hospitals/Universities

• El Camino Hospital
• Emory Healthcare
• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Loma Linda University Medical Center
• Mayo Clinic
• Via Radiology

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