Pain reduction following vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty

Purpose To evaluate the clinical efficacy, especially the pain reduction, of vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs). Methods Eighty-six patients with OVCFs were treated with vertebroplasty or balloon kyphoplasty. All patients w...

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Published in:International orthopaedics 2013-01, Vol.37 (1), p.83-87
Main Authors: Dong, Renbin, Chen, Liang, Tang, Tiansi, Gu, Yong, Luo, Zongping, Shi, Qin, Li, Xuefeng, Zhou, Qingsheng, Yang, Huilin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Fractures, Compression - diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Compression - surgery
Humans
Kyphoplasty
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Orthopedics
Pain Measurement
Radiography
Spinal Fractures - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Fractures - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Vertebroplasty
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Summary:Purpose To evaluate the clinical efficacy, especially the pain reduction, of vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs). Methods Eighty-six patients with OVCFs were treated with vertebroplasty or balloon kyphoplasty. All patients were followed up for seven–36 months. Visual analog scale (VAS), vertebral height, and local kyphotic angle were evaluated at pre-operation, postoperation, and final follow-up. Results The VAS pain score decreased significantly after surgery in both kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty groups ( p  
ISSN:0341-2695
1432-5195
DOI:10.1007/s00264-012-1709-0