Navigation techniques assisted kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic spinal compression fracture

• Published in: Chinese medical journal Vol. 122; no. 8; pp. 987 - 989
• Main Authors: Sun, Chang-tai, Zhao, Li-lian, Zhang, Qi-wei, Wen, Liang-yuan, Zhang, Hua-chou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Department of Orthopeadics, Beijing Hospital, Beijing 100730, China 20.04.2009
• Subjects: Aged; Female; Fractures, Compression - surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Spinal Fractures - surgery; Vertebroplasty - methods; 技术辅助; 经皮椎体后凸成形术; 缓解疼痛; 脊柱压缩性骨折; 脊柱畸形; 骨质疏松; computer-assisted surgery; compression fracture; vertebral column; kyphoplasty

Percutaneous kyphon balloon kyphoplasty has achieved encouraging results in the treatment ofosteoporotic compression fractures, both for correcting spinal deformities and relieving pain. Although kyphoplasty is a small invasion, the surgery itself has some defects such as more X-ray fluoroscopy time...