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- Title
The role of vertebral augmentation in multiple myeloma: International Myeloma Working Group Consensus Statement.
- Authors
Hussein, M. A.; Vrionis, F. D.; Allison, R.; Berenson, J.; Berven, S.; Erdem, E.; Giralt, S.; Jagannath, S.; Kyle, R. A.; LeGrand, S.; Pflugmacher, R.; Raie, N.; Raikumar, S. V.; Randall, L.; Roodman, D.; Siegel, D.; Vescio, R.; Zonder, J.; Durie, B. G. M.
- Abstract
The article focuses on the role of vertebral augmentation in the treatment of multiple myeloma. The study shows that vertebral augmentation is most likely to benefit those myeloma patients with mechanical pain and can be used for both acute and chronic fractures. However, it is not recommended for asymptomatic fractures unless there is documented increased collapse and deformity progression. A consensus statement from the International Myeloma Working Group is also presented.
- Subjects
MULTIPLE myeloma; SPINE abnormalities; TREATMENT of fractures; RADIOTHERAPY; THERAPEUTICS; PATIENTS
- Publication
Leukemia (08876924), 2008, Vol 22, Issue 8, p1479
- ISSN
0887-6924
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/leu.2008.127