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Largest Study on Balloon Kyphoplasty Demonstrates Superior Benefits Compared to Non-Surgical Care in Treating Vertebral Compression Fractures

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, March 15th, 2009

In the largest multicenter randomized controlled study of surgical intervention versus non-surgical care for acute vertebral compression fractures, patients undergoing balloon kyphoplasty showed superior improvement in quality of life, back function and back pain compared to those who had non-surgical care alone one month after surgery. The benefits of balloon kyphoplasty were sustained on average throughout 12 months.

The study of 300 patients at 21 centers in eight countries was published in the Feb. 24 online edition of The Lancet and provides clinical evidence of improved outcomes with balloon kyphoplasty when treating patients with acute fractures.

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