TY - GEN AU - Ong,K L AU - Beall,D P AU - Frohbergh,M AU - Lau,E AU - Hirsch,J A TI - Were VCF patients at higher risk of mortality following the 2009 publication of the vertebroplasty "sham" trials? SN - 1433-2965 PY - 2019///0204 KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Attitude of Health Personnel KW - Comorbidity KW - Female KW - Fractures, Compression KW - mortality KW - Humans KW - Kaplan-Meier Estimate KW - Kyphoplasty KW - statistics & numerical data KW - Length of Stay KW - Male KW - Medicare KW - Mortality KW - trends KW - Osteoporotic Fractures KW - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic KW - standards KW - Research Design KW - Risk Assessment KW - methods KW - Spinal Fractures KW - United States KW - epidemiology KW - Vertebroplasty N1 - Publication Type: Journal Article UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-017-4281-z ER -