§ Ms AthertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what provision has been made available on the National Health Service for the percutaneous vertebroplasty operation to treat osteoporosis; and if he will make a statement. [121083]
§ Yvette CooperThe percutaneous vertebroplasty operation to treat osteoporosis is an expensive and relatively new procedure, the clinical effectiveness of which remains unproven. All new technologies such as this need to be fully evaluated before they can be generally recommended.