Dear ASSR Colleagues,
I am pleased to share a great step forward in the care of our patients with back pain, osteoporosis, and painful vertebral compression fractures. The results of the VERTOS V study were released in Radiology today. The authors showed that vertebroplasty can provide effective pain relief and quality of life improvement for patients with chronic painful osteoporotic compression fractures- those with pain sustained for greater than three months.
The study was performed by a well-regarded group from the Netherlands with the only non-European author, our own past ASS and ASNR President, Josh Hirsch. In addition to the paper, I encourage all to read the invited commentary written by subject experts Drs. Doug Beale and Reade DeLacey.
We are proud to be a part of these efforts to provide the best possible care for patients everywhere, participating in cutting edge and practical research that will benefit us all. In a few weeks we will host our second ASS Webinar featuring these authors, describing the results of the trial and implications for the future. We invite you all to join us to learn more.
Sincerely,
Wende Gibbs
Past President, American Society of Spine Radiology