Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27352198›Full record

ReviewDer Radiologe2016

[Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty for spinal trauma].

F Ahlhelm, R Omidi

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Review in Der Radiologe, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The impact of different bone cement distribution patterns on cement leakage in percutaneous curved vertebroplasty versus bilateral percutaneous vertebroplasty.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 · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

F AhlhelmAbteilung für Neuroradiologie, Institut für Radiologie, Kantonsspital Baden AG, Im Ergel 1, 5405, Baden, Schweiz. frank.ahlhelm@gmail.com.
R OmidiInterventionelle Radiologie, Institut für Radiologie, Kantonsspital Baden AG, Baden, Schweiz.
Kantonsspital Baden · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

clinical issueMinimally invasive treatment of spinal fractures. STANDARD TREATMENT PROCEDURES: Conservative treatment versus spinal surgery. TREATMENT INNOVATIONS: Minimally invasive stabilization techniques, such as percutaneous (assisted) cementoplasty have been introduced as new procedures. DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X‑rays and computed tomography (CT) are the imaging techniques of first choice. The most important questions concern recent fractures, instability and indications for minimally invasive treatment. PERFORMANCE: Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are established methods for the treatment of patients with osteoporosis. ACHIEVEMENTS: Cementoplasty techniques are promising treatment options for traumatic spinal injuries. PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS: The application of the techniques should best be carried out in individual cases within the framework of prospective controlled studies.

Indexed as

Bone CementsEvidence-Based MedicineHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPractice Guidelines as TopicSpinal FracturesSurgery, Computer-AssistedTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeVertebroplastyBone CementsCementoplasty techniquesConservative treatmentOsteoporosisSpinal surgeryVertebral compression fracture

Identifiers

PMID27352198
OpenAlexW2486091278

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.