134
Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2005
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2009
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2009
Balloon Kyphoplasty
Ballon Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive technique aimed at reduction of VCFs using KyphX® Inflatable Bone Tamps followed by fracture fixation with KyphX® HV-R™ Bone Cement.
Non Surgical Management
Non-surgical treatment includes, but is not limited to, the following: back brace, pain medication, physical therapy, walking aids, bed rest, and radiation treatment.
The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne
St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy
Sibley Memorial Hospital, Chevy Chase
Greater Oncology Associates, Silver Spring
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland
Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Boulder Neurosurgical Associates, Boulder
University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Valley Radiology Inc., UCSD, Escondido
Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels
Charité Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin
Medizinische Hochschule, Hanover
National Center for Spinal Disorders, Budapest
Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala
Royal London, London
Foothills Hospital, Calgary
Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto
Montreal General Hospital, Montreal
Medtronic Spine LLC
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