Invited editorial presents an accurate summary of the results of two randomised placebo-controlled trials of vertebroplasty Buchbinder, Rachelle, Osborne, Richard H and Kallmes, David 2010, Invited editorial presents an accurate summary of the results of two randomised placebo-controlled trials of vertebroplasty, Medical journal of Australia, vol. 192, no. 6, pp. 338-341. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Invited editorial presents an accurate summary of the results of two randomised placebo-controlled trials of vertebroplasty Author(s) Buchbinder, Rachelle Osborne, Richard H Kallmes, David Journal name Medical journal of Australia Volume number 192 Issue number 6 Start page 338 End page 341 Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing Company Pty Ltd Place of publication Strawberry Hills, N.S.W. Publication date 2010-03-15 ISSN 0025-729X 1326-5377 Summary Our recent editorial in the Journal presents an accurate summary of our two randomised trials of vertebroplasty, which found no benefit of vertebroplasty over placebo. Participants in both trials are representative of patients seen in clinical practice and who would qualify for government-subsidised funding of vertebroplasty in Australia. Clinical experience and previous published literature are likely to have overestimated the treatment benefit of vertebroplasty for many reasons. This is why randomised placebo-controlled trials are required to determine the efficacy of treatment interventions, particularly when the condition being treated is self-limiting and the primary end point is improvement of symptoms. Based on the best evidence currently available, the routine use of vertebroplasty outside of the research setting for painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures appears unjustified. Language eng Field of Research 111717 Primary Health Care Socio Economic Objective 920205 Health Education and Promotion HERDC Research category C2 Other contribution to refereed journal Copyright notice ©2010, Australasian Medical Publishing Company Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30031209 Document type: Journal Article Collections: School of Health and Social Development Public Health Research, Evaluation, and Policy Cluster Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 17 Nov 2010, 10:22:41 EST Thu, 18 Nov 2010, 07:33:08 EST Fri, 19 Nov 2010, 09:57:38 EST Fri, 19 Nov 2010, 09:58:44 EST Tue, 05 Apr 2011, 12:12:54 EST Tue, 05 Apr 2011, 14:21:47 EST Thu, 18 Oct 2012, 13:17:22 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 10 times in TR Web of Science Cited 10 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 287 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 17 Nov 2010, 10:22:37 EST by Jane Moschetti

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