New Symptomatic Vertebral Compression Fractures within a Year Following Vertebroplasty in Osteoporotic Women

Percutaneous vertebroplasty has been performed in the United States in an increasing volume since the mid-1990s. The purpose of this study is to analyze the risk of a new symptomatic vertebral compression fractures within 1 year of having an acute/subacute fracture treated with vertebroplasty. A ret...

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Published in:American journal of neuroradiology : AJNR 2005-06, Vol.26 (6), p.1601-1604
Main Authors: Syed, Mubin I, Patel, Neel A, Jan, Solomon, Harron, Michael S, Morar, Kamal, Shaikh, Azim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Fractures, Compression - etiology
Fractures, Spontaneous - etiology
Fractures, Spontaneous - surgery
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical sciences
Nervous system
Osteoporosis - complications
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Retrospective Studies
Spinal Fractures - etiology
Spinal Fractures - surgery
Spine
Spine - surgery
Time Factors
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Summary:Percutaneous vertebroplasty has been performed in the United States in an increasing volume since the mid-1990s. The purpose of this study is to analyze the risk of a new symptomatic vertebral compression fractures within 1 year of having an acute/subacute fracture treated with vertebroplasty. A retrospective analysis was performed in which 253 female patients were found to have acute/subacute vertebral compression fractures secondary to osteoporosis treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty. Occurrences of new symptomatic vertebral compression fractures were recorded for a year following initial vertebroplasty. Fifty-five patients (21.7%) of the 253 osteoporotic women with one or more initial fractures experienced a new symptomatic vertebral compression fracture within 1 year. Roughly one-fifth of osteoporotic women with acute/subacute fracture treated with vertebroplasty will have a subsequent fracture within 1 year.
ISSN:0195-6108
1936-959X