ReviewOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2018
Appropriateness criteria for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
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- Kyphoplasty is associated with reduced mortality risk for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review and 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 · 2024Pooled it
- Therapeutic Efficacy of Third-Generation Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation System (PVAS) in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures (OVCFs): A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.BioMed research international · 2022Pooled it
- Risk factors of cemented vertebral refracture after percutaneous vertebral augmentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neuroradiology · 2020Pooled it
- European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2019Guideline
- Clinical observation on the effect of warming meridian medicinal wine, polarized light external application combined with acupuncture and moxibustion on pain after vertebroplasty.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2025Trial
- Precooling storage of bone cement in percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Trial
- Effects of a Rehabilitation Program Combined with Pain Management That Targets Pain Perception and Activity Avoidance in Older Patients with Acute Vertebral Compression Fracture: a Randomised Controlled Trial.Pain research & management · 2023Trial
- Radiological evaluation and complications of percutaneous vertebroplasty and fenestrated pedicle screw fixation with bone cement augmentation: propensity-score matched cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a prediction model for vertebral recompression and adjacent vertebral fracture after kyphoplasty in geriatric patients.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 · 2026Article
- Deep learning model for differentiating acute and chronic osteoporotic vertebral compressive fractures on multidetector CT: a retrospective study with external validation.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- OF-score for osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures- which parameter is decisive for the therapy decision? - a prospective multicentric cohort study.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 · 2025Article
- Predicting the Nonunion of the Acute Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture Following Low-Energy Injuries by Quantifying Vertebral Marrow Fat Fraction on TOrthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
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- Enhanced bone cement distribution in percutaneous vertebroplasty using a curved guide wire: a propensity score matching analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Prognostic nutritional index and modified frailty index, independent risk factors for recompression in elderly patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.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 · 2024Article
- Long-term outcome of percutaneous vertebroplasty versus conservative treatment for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a retrospective cohort study with three-year follow-up.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Prediction model of adjacent vertebral compression fractures after percutaneous kyphoplasty: a retrospective study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Thoracolumbar fascia injury in osteoporotic vertebral fracture: the important concomitant damage.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Predictors of residual low back pain in patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures following percutaneous kyphoplasty.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to review and summarise the literature on appropriateness criteria for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF), with appropriateness defined as a treatment where the expected benefits outweigh the expected harms, confirmed by available evidence and expert opinion. A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed publications (PubMed, EMBASE) and grey literature was performed. To be included for analysis, documents had to be a review article (e.g. clinical guideline or meta-analysis), focus on OVCF and make a statement on treatment appropriateness. Eleven publications fulfilled the eligibility criteria. Among the five publications that made recommendations about non-surgical management (NSM), there is agreement that conservative methods are appropriate in OVCF patients who have low level of pain, and that the majority of patients should be treated with conservative methods before other treatments are initiated. All publications made recommendations about vertebral augmentation procedures (VAP), i.e. vertebroplasty (VP) and/or balloon kyphoplasty (BKP). VAP are mostly considered appropriate in patients with high level of pain who do not respond to NSM. However, results cannot be generalised due to heterogeneity of treatment recommendations and patient selection. Although there is a consensus that NSM should be considered as the first-line treatment, there is more heterogeneity in treatment recommendations for VAP. This could most likely be explained by an insufficient clinical evidence base for VAP and heterogeneity of OVCF patients, leading to greater reliance on expert opinion affecting the quality of evidence in the primary sources.
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