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

• Published in: Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University Vol. 30; no. 12; p. 2729
• Main Authors: Huang, Gang, Chen, Hai-yun, Liu, Zhuo-xun, Lin, Qiang, Yu, Xiu-bing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.12.2010
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Fractures, Compression - surgery; Humans; Kyphoplasty - methods; Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery; Male; Middle Aged; Osteoporotic Fractures - surgery; Thoracic Vertebrae - surgery; Treatment Outcome; Vertebroplasty - methods
• ISSN: 1673-4254

To analyze the therapeutic effects of percutaneous vertebroplasty versus percutaneous kyphoplasty for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Fifteen patients (24 vertebrae) underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty and 15 (18 vertebrae) received percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. The postoperative recovery of the anterior vertebral body height, visual analogue scale (VAS) and locomotor activity before and after the operations were compared between the two groups. All the patients were available for the follow-up lasting for 3-15 months (average 7 months). In the vertebroplasty group, the VAS score decreased from 8.68 preoperatively to 1.74 postoperatively and to 1.13 at the final follow-up. The VAS score in the kyphoplasty group decreased from 8.62 preoperatively to 1.72 postoperatively and to 1.21 at the final follow-up. Both vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty were effective in improving the anterior vertebral body height, but kyphoplasty showed a better ef