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01-05-2011 | Orthopaedic Surgery

Comparative study of percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

Authors: Denglu Yan, Lijun Duan, Jian Li, Chenglong Soo, Haodong Zhu, Zaihen Zhang

Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery | Issue 5/2011

Abstract

Objective

To compare the therapeutic effect of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs).

Methods

A total of 244 patients with VCFs were treated by PVP or PKP and 192 had follow-up for at least 1 year. Clinical outcomes were determined by pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36). Preoperative and postoperative radiographic assessment included measurement of posterior and anterior vertebral body height (AH and PH), as well as the kyphotic angle by the Cobb method.

Results

A total of 192 cases had follow-up for at least 1 year and 52 cases lost. The average amount of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) cement introduced per vertebra was 3.4 ± 1.5 ml in PVP and 4.5 ± 0.8 ml in PKP (P < 0.05). All patients subjectively reported immediate relief of their typical fracture pain, and the mean VAS decreased significantly from presurgery to postsurgery during the 1-year of follow-up. The RP, BP and GH dimensionality values of SF-36 in PKP were higher than PVP (P < 0.05). The improvement on AH was 11.13 ± 5.68% in PVP and 21.46 ± 9.87% in PKP (P < 0.01); on PH was 2.25 ± 1.36% in PVP and 7.57 ± 2.49% in PKP (P < 0.01). The average improvement in the kyphotic angle after the procedure was 5.21 ± 2.33° in PVP and 11.69 ± 5.18° in PKP (P < 0.01).

Conclusions

PVP and PKP have the ability of reducing pain in osteoporotic VCF patients. The correction of kyphotic deformity and restoration of the anterior vertebral body heights associated with osteoporotic VCFs was better in PKP.

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Title: Comparative study of percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures
Authors: Denglu Yan
Lijun Duan
Jian Li
Chenglong Soo
Haodong Zhu
Zaihen Zhang
Publication date: 01-05-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0936-8051
Electronic ISSN: 1434-3916
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-010-1188-y

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Comparative study of percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

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Objective

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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