Cochrane · systematic review · CD006349
Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture
Buchbinder, R, Johnston, RV, Rischin, KJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
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Questions
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current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 3 · 42.9%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Show all 3 versionsVertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture
Population: people with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain Scale from: 0 to 10, 0 is no pain. | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 535 participants | High |
Disability (Roland‐Morris Disability Questionnaire) Scale from: 0 to 23; 0 is no disability. | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 472 participants | High |
Disease‐specific quality of Life (QUALEFFO) Scale from: 0 to 100; 0 is best. | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 351 participants | High |
Overall quality of Life (EQ5D) Scale from: 0 to 1; 1 is best. | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 285 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |
Participant global assessment of success (People perceived their pain as better) | RR 1.4 [0.67, 2.95] | 1 study · 78 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |
Incident symptomatic vertebral fractures | RR 1.29 [0.46, 3.62] | 6 studies · 840 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |
Other serious adverse events | RR 0.61 [0.33, 1.1] | 5 studies · 821 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias |