COMMENTARY ON: Bono C, Heggeness M, Mick C, et al. North American Spine Society: Newly released
vertebroplasty randomized controlled trials: a tale of two trials. Spine J 2010;10:238-240
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
January 5,
2010
Received:
December 22,
2009
Footnotes
FDA device/drug status: not applicable.
Author disclosures: RB (other relationships, Cook Australia Pty Ltd); DFK (consulting, Skeltex, Inc., Bone Support, Inc., research support, Stryker, Cook, Parallax, Cardinal Health).
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