A consensus statement developed by the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), American College of Radiology (ACR), American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR), American Society of Spine Radiology (ASSR), Canadian Interventional Radiology Association (CIRA), and the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) was recently published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Barr JD, et al. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 25:171-181, 2014. In this manuscript, the societies state their position that vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty (i.e., percutaneous vertebral augmentation) is a safe, efficacious, and durable procedure for the treatment of appropriate patients with pathologic fractures due to osteoporosis or neoplastic processes. It is stressed that these treatments must be performed in accordance with published standards. The position statement also notes that these procedures are only offered when non-operative medial therapy has not provided adequate relief or if their symptoms are significantly effecting their quality of life.