Chen 2015

Methods	Two‐arm randomised controlled trial.
Participants	Sample size = 84 Inclusion criteria Elderly osteoporotic thoracolumbar compression fractures Imaging diagnosis of osteoporotic thoracolumbar VCFs Spinal cord or cauda equina nerve were not significantly compressed Without systemic symptoms such as problems with urination Can take care of themselves No other systemic diseases, such as infectious diseases or haemorrhagic diseases Exclusion criteria Patients with forced traction and spinal rotation injury Spine burst fracture Non‐new osteoporotic compression fractures Imaging examination showing more than 70% compression of the vertebral body
Interventions	Vertebroplasty with bone cement injection Bed rest and conservative treatment
Outcomes	Follow‐up time was 3 months and at 12‐54 months (average of 34.7 months for final follow‐up) Study outcomes VAS score ODI and vertebral height
Study name	Bone cement injection as vertebral augmentation therapy for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. [Chinese]
Starting date	Jan 2010
Contact information	Chen Junping, Department of Orthopedics, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College, Zhuhai 519100, Guangdong Province, China
Notes	Trial not registered at clinical trials.gov website Published in Chinese, awaiting translation.