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Executive Briefing:
DIAGNOSE
EARLY
TREAT
APPROPRIATELY
Learn more about the RAND™/UCLA Appropriateness Method.
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It was developed by a
multispecialty expert panel, and helped establish a clinical care pathway for patients with
vertebral compression fractures (VCF), including:
§ Key signs and symptoms of suspected VCF
§ Diagnostic evaluation of patients with suspected VCF
§ Appropriateness criteria for vertebral augmentation (VA) or nonsurgical management (NSM)
§ Contraindications for VA
§ Follow-up after treatment
View the pathway and download the white paper: Medtronic.com/VCFCarepath
BKP is a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of pathological fractures of the
vertebral body due to osteoporosis, cancer, or benign lesion. The complication rate with BKP
has been demonstrated to be low. There are risks associated with the procedure (e.g., cement
extravasation), including serious complications, and though rare, some of which may be fatal.
Risks of acrylic bone cements include cement leakage, which may cause tissue damage,
nerve or circulatory problems, and other serious adverse events, such as: cardiac arrest,
cerebrovascular accident, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, or cardiac
embolism. For complete information regarding indications for use,
contraindications, warnings, precautions, adverse events, and methods
of use, please reference the devices' Instructions for Use included with
the product.
1. Hirsch JA, Beall DP, Chambers MR et al. Management of vertebral fragility fractures: a clinical care pathway
developed by a multispecialty panel using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method. Spine J.
2018;18(11):2152-2161. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.07.025.
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