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Vertebral height restoration: deflating the rhetoric

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A reply to this letter is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-007-0409-x.

It is the policy of the journal to collect conflict of interest data from all authors prior to publication of an article. While we do not publish that information, it is available should questions arise. In the interest of complete disclosure, the editorial office received a statement from the authors prior to publication of the original article on kyphoplasty [1]. The authors indicated prior support from Kyphon, but noted that the educational grant had ended before their study began. The editors believe that it did not constitute a significant conflict at that time.

Dr. Fergus McKiernan has disclosed that he was a paid consultant for Eli Lilly more than one year ago. Furthermore, Dr. McKiernan is currently an active local primary investigator for Amgen- and Eli Lilly-sponsored drug trials.

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McKiernan, F. Vertebral height restoration: deflating the rhetoric. Osteoporos Int 19, 123–125 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-007-0405-1

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