Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Percutaneous Curved Vertebroplasty Versus Unipedicular Approach Vertebroplasty for Acute Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Prospective randomized controlled trial. ⋯ Although PCVP achieved more symmetrical cement distribution, which seemed to be associated with a greater analgesic effect, PCVP did not result in significantly greater pain relief than a UVP in the 12 months after treatment.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Treatment with Opioids Is Not Associated with Poor Outcomes Among Older Adults with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Receiving Epidural Injections.
Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. ⋯ Among older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis who are receiving epidural injections, those treated with opioids at baseline had similar outcomes to those who were not.