A study evaluating an implant-based approach to treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) compared to the standard of care, balloon kyphoplasty (BKP), met its primary endpoint of non-inferiority early, despite differences in risk factors favoring the BKP group. Benvenue Medical (Santa Clara, California) said the results of the KAST trial, published in the online journal Spine, allows the study to conclude before full enrollment. Read More
