Controvery # 1 The treatment of VCFs
Controvery #2 The role of surgery in patients with SI pain
Controvery #3 The use of BMP-2 in spine
Debates Rage at Controversies Symposium (NASS Daily News)
Thursday's Current Controversies in Spine Surgery symposium featured debates on the role of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), surgical treatment of the sacroiliac (SI) joint and the risks of bone morphogenic protein (BMP)-2 in patients undergoing spine surgery.
The first debate focused on the treatment of VCFs, and Isador H. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Plano, TX, argued in favor of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for treating VCFs. He began by dismissing the debate over which is preferable.
"These treatment methods are not mutually exclusive," he said. "These are tools in the treatment spectrum of osteoporotic and osteolytic vertebral compression fractures."
Dr. Lieberman reviewed an extensive amount of literature, and said that VCFs have a significant impact on quality of life and require treatment. There are safety and effectiveness data for both vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty...
