Spine
-
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
KAST Study: The Kiva System As a Vertebral Augmentation Treatment-A Safety and Effectiveness Trial: A Randomized, Noninferiority Trial Comparing the Kiva System With Balloon Kyphoplasty in Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.
The KAST (Kiva Safety and Effectiveness Trial) study was a pivotal, multicenter, randomized control trial for evaluation of safety and effectiveness in the treatment of patients with painful, osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). ⋯ 1.
-
Literature review and retrospective case-control study (level 3 evidence) examining 50 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) (Lenke I or II curve) cases with 32 healthy controls of the same age. The sagittal profiles were measured preoperatively, 6 months, and 2 years after surgery and compared with those of age-matched controls at baseline. ⋯ 3.
-
Controlled radiological study. ⋯ 5.
-
A study using cultured human annulus cells and human annular tissue. ⋯ N/A.
-
Review. ⋯ 5.