Vertebroplasty May Reduce Kyphosis in Selected Patients

Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) may reduce kyphosis in selected patients, according to the results of a study published in the December issue of Radiology. "Since its description, the objective of performing percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) has been to treat pain in vertebral metastatic or compression fractures that are unresponsive to conventional treatments," write Robert Y. Carlier, MD, from the Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, in Garches, France, and colleagues. "To our knowledge, no randomized controlled study has shown a benefit beyond that of placebo in osteoporotic vertebral collapse fractures."