Spinal metastases are becoming increasingly common because patients with metastatic
disease are living longer. The close proximity of the spinal cord to the vertebral column limits …

Background Percutaneous vertebroplasty remains widely used to treat osteoporotic
vertebral fractures although our 2015 Cochrane review did not support its role in routine …

Objective The development of these guidelines is sponsored by the American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Board of Directors and American College of Endocrinology …

Background We hypothesised that vertebroplasty provides effective analgesia for patients
with poorly controlled pain and osteoporotic spinal fractures of less than 6 weeks' duration …

ABSTRACT Abbreviations: AACE= American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists AFF=
atypical femur fracture ASBMR= American Society for Bone and Mineral Research BEL …

Background Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy is one of the most common orthopedic
procedures, yet rigorous evidence of its efficacy is lacking. Methods We conducted a …

Importance Despite the importance of identifying and reducing wasteful health care use, few
direct measures of overuse have been developed. Direct measures are appealing because …

Background context Traumatic fractures of the spine are most common at the thoracolumbar
junction and can be a source of great disability. Purpose To review the most current …

OBJECTIVE: To update evidence for available therapies in the treatment of hip and knee
osteoarthritis (OA) and to examine whether research evidence has changed from 31 …

Objective. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence, mean age, and
association of prevalence and age of lumbar internal disc disruption (IDD), facet joint pain …