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<strong>KCE</strong> reports vol.39 Sp<strong>in</strong>e technology 49<br />

EVIDENCE TABLES<br />

Table 4 : HTA reports<br />

Study ID Intervention Quality<br />

Assessment<br />

Good / Fair<br />

Remarks Conclusions/Recommendations<br />

CCE 2002 Percutaneous vertebroplasty Fair One systematic review and six case Evidence was <strong>in</strong>sufficient to support the use of<br />

series identified.<br />

percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of<br />

osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.<br />

NICE 2003 Percutaneous vertebroplasty Fair Based on rapid survey of the literature, Evidence appeared adequate to support the use of<br />

review of the procedure by one or more percutaneous vertebroplasty, provided that normal<br />

specialist advisors and review of the arrangements are <strong>in</strong> place for consent, audit, and<br />

content of the review by ASERNIP-S.<br />

One systematic review, 2 non-RCTs, 32<br />

case series, and 6 case reports identified.<br />

cl<strong>in</strong>ical governance.<br />

MAS 2004 Balloon kyphoplasty Fair Identification of one non-RCT and eleven Kyphoplasty is a reasonable alternative to<br />

case series.<br />

vertebroplasty, but should be restricted to highvolume<br />

facilities.<br />

NICE 2005 Balloon kyphoplasty Fair Identification of one systematic review, 2 Adequate to support the use when special<br />

HTA reports, 3 non-RCTs, 5 case series, arrangements for consent, audit or research are<br />

an FDA report, and an unpublished<br />

registry report.<br />

made.<br />

Taylor 2005 Balloon kyphoplasty and<br />

Good Unpublished report.<br />

Both therapies are effective <strong>in</strong> the management of<br />

vertebroplasty<br />

Commissioned by Kyphon Inc.<br />

patients <strong>with</strong> osteoporotic vertebral compression<br />

Identification of three systematic reviews fractures that are refractory to conventional medical<br />

and a large body of non-randomized therapy.<br />

comparative studies and case series. To be confirmed by the results from the ongo<strong>in</strong>g<br />

randomized controlled trials.<br />

AETS 2006 Balloon kyphoplasty Good Unpublished report.<br />

Kyphoplasty can be considered cl<strong>in</strong>ically adequate for<br />

Identification one systematic review, two the treatment of recent and pa<strong>in</strong>ful vertebral<br />

HTA reports, eleven cohort and case- fractures, but only as a part of a prospective cl<strong>in</strong>ical<br />

control studies, and 12 case series. study.

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