AAOS Clinical Guideline for Treating Spinal Compression Fractures Presents More Questions Than Answers for Medical Community (Press Release)
Of the 11 recommendations made by AAOS, more than half are rated as “inconclusive.”
AAOS made only one “strong” recommendation. It was against the use of vertebroplasty, a minimally invasive procedure that involves injecting bone cement into the fracture to stabilize, strengthen the vertebra and provide pain relief. The group based its recommendation on the results of two studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).