Comparison of vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty for treatment of vertebral compression fractures: a meta-analysis of the literature

The Spine Journal - Tập 8 Số 3 - Trang 488-497 - 2008
Jason C. Eck1, Dean Nachtigall1, S. Craig Humphreys2, Scott D. Hodges2
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,Memorial Hospital, 325 Belmont Avenue, Box 129, York, PA 17403, USA
2Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics, 2415 McCallie Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404, USA

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