Tag: VAPOUR trial

Will the VAPOUR trial affect the future of bone augmentation techniques?

Is it a come-back for vertebroplasty? Two randomised controlled trials published in 2009 suggested that there is no clear benefit for treatment by vertebroplasty...

Vertebroplasty trumps placebo in treatment of painful spinal fractures

On 17 August, a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial—the VAPOUR trial—was published online ahead of print in The Lancet. Six-month data from the trial...