Mortality among older adults with osteoporotic vertebral fracture.
Laura S GoldPradeep SuriMichael K O'ReillyDavid F KallmesPatrick J HeagertyJeffrey G JarvikPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2023)
An apparent benefit of kyphoplasty on mortality among patients with vertebral fractures was not present after rigorous propensity matching, illustrating the importance of comparing similar individuals when evaluating observational data.