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These authors evaluated CTA studies of 228 patients paying special attention to the clot features, and correlated these features with early reperfusion rates. Clot features that predicted successful early reperfusion included: shorter clot, residual flow within the clot, and distal location. Reperfusion was achieved in only 8% of patients with longer and proximal clots and in those without residual flow.

Patients with osteoporotic acute thoracic and lumbar vertebral body fractures were randomly assigned to either kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty with 12- and 24-month posttreatment fracture incidence as the primary end point. Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty had similar long-term improvement in pain and disability with comparable safety profiles and few device-related complications. Procedure duration was shorter with vertebroplasty. Kyphoplasty had fewer cement leakages and a trend toward longer fracture-free survival.