TY - JOUR T1 - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline onThe Treatment of Osteoporotic Spinal Compression Fractures AU - Esses, Stephen I. AU - McGuire, Robert AU - Jenkins, John AU - Finkelstein, Joel AU - Woodard, Eric AU - Watters, III ,William C. AU - Goldberg, Michael J. AU - Keith, Michael AU - Turkelson, Charles M. AU - Wies, Janet L. AU - Sluka, Patrick AU - Boyer, Kevin M. AU - Hitchcock, Kristin AU - Raymond, Laura Y1 - 2011/10/19 N1 - 10.2106/JBJS.9320ebo JO - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery SP - 1934 EP - 1936 VL - 93 IS - 20 N2 - The following is a summary of the recommendations in the AAOS’ clinical practice guideline, The Treatment of Symptomatic Osteoporotic Spinal Compression fractures. This summary does not contain rationales that explain how and why these recommendations were developed nor does it contain the evidence supporting these recommendations. All readers of this summary are strongly urged to consult the full guideline and evidence report for this information. We are confident that those who read the full guideline and evidence report will see that the recommendations were developed using systematic evidence-based processes designed to combat bias, enhance transparency, and promote reproducibility. SN - 0021-9355 M3 - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.9320ebo UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.9320ebo ER -