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The Validity of Kyphoplasty

April 29, 2009

Efficacy and safety of balloon kyphoplasty compared with non-surgical care for vertebral compression fracture (FREE): a randomised controlled trial. | linkinghub.elsevier.com.ezproxy.its.uu.se

This article helps validate Kyphoplasty from the European front.  It does not, however, have direct translation from a financial standpoint beacuse there are vast differences in healthcare funding from Eurpo to the US.

The Days of Old or Maybe Not

March 10, 2009

Hip deals put money in pocket | www.chicagotribune.com

This article is a liberal attempt to marginalize the changes in Orthopedic protocol.  The practices of each individual physician would need to be analyzed to truly apply these very broad statements.  People fail to give surgeons proper credit for implant selection and their "unspoken" code of ethics.

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