Trial reportEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2016
A prospective randomized controlled study comparing the pain relief in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with the use of vertebroplasty or facet blocking.
Trial report in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03651804 (Radiofrequency Ablation of the Medial Branch Nerve as a Novel Treatment for Posterior Element Pain From Vertebral Compression Fractures), which is not on this map. Cited by 29 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Radiofrequency Ablation of the Medial Branch Nerve as a Novel Treatment for Posterior Element Pain From Vertebral Compression Fractures
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.
- Optimal management for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a network meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Can facet joint block be a complementary or alternative therapeutic option for patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- Clinical and radiological subsequent fractures after vertebral augmentation for treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2020Pooled it
- Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Vertebroplasty combined with facet joint block vs. vertebroplasty alone in relieving acute pain of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Effect of Preoperative Zoledronic Acid Administration on Pain Intensity after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.Pain research & management · 2020Trial
- Continuity and volume of bone cement and anti osteoporosis treatment were guarantee of good clinical outcomes for percutaneous vertebroplasty: a multicenter study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Radiofrequency Ablation of the Medial Branch Nerves for Posterior Element Pain in Chronic Vertebral Compression Fractures: An Anatomical Review and Retrospective Case Series.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- [Lumbar Facet Joint Injection: A Review of Efficacy and Safety].Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2024Review
- Comparative Efficacy of Surgical Interventions for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Neurospine · 2023Article
- Analysis of radiologic and clinical outcome in acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: Single-agent teriparatide vs. teriparatide with subsequent vertebroplasty.World neurosurgery: X · 2023Article
- A nomogram for predicting residual low back pain after percutaneous kyphoplasty in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2023Article
- Analysis of optimal volume fraction percentage and influencing factors of bone cement distribution in vertebroplasty using digital techniques.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Consecutive Kummell's Disease Combined with Parkinson's Disease and Experienced Internal Fixation Failure: A Case Report and Literature Review.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Review
- The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) Evidence-Based Clinical Guideline of Interventional Treatments for Low Back Pain.Journal of pain research · 2022Review
- Interventional Procedures for Vertebral Diseases: Spinal Tumor Ablation, Vertebral Augmentation, and Basivertebral Nerve Ablation-A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fracture.RMD open · 2021Review
- Role of percutaneous vertebroplasty with high-viscosity cement in the treatment of severe osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) versus those undergoing facet blocking (FB) for severe pain due to osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs).
methodsTwo hundred and six patients who had OVCFs on spine radiography and intractable back pain for ≤8 weeks were recruited between January 2009 and January 2013 (165 females and 41 males, age ≥55 years). Patients were randomly assigned to the PVP group (100 patients) or the FB group (106 patients). VAS, ODI, Roland Morris disability (RMD) scores, scores on the Standardized Physical Component of the SF-36 form (SPC) and scores on the Standardized Mental Component of the SF-36 form (SMC) were determined preoperatively and at each follow-up time (1 day, 1 week, 1, 3, 6, and 12 months). In addition, plain radiographs were obtained at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively to detect new fractures.
resultsSignificantly lower VAS, ODI, and RMD scores for patients in the PVP group compared to those in the FB group were observed at follow-up of 1 day and 1 week (p < 0.05). However, differences in the VAS, ODI, RMD and SPC/MCS (SF-36) scores between the two groups at follow-ups of more than 1 month were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). Difference in numbers of new fractures in the two groups at the follow-up of 12 months was also statistically insignificant.
conclusionsPVP produced better pain relief than FB in the short term (≤1 week). However, the difference in pain-relief between these two techniques was insignificant in the long term (follow-up between 1 month and 12 months).
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