EXTRAPEDICULAR VERTEBROPLASTYIN THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRA COMPRESSION FRACTURES
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 2009, Vol 20, Issue 4
Abstract
Purpose: Evaluation of extrapedicular vertebroplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Materials and Methods: Forty seven patients (29 female, 18 male) who underwent extrapedicular vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with a minimum follow-up of one year were included in the study . Average age was 66.9 years (range 38-87). 74 levels were operated. Pain scores, analgesic need and mobilization capacity were evaluated. Results: Significant improvement was observed in VAS, analgesic need, and mobilization capacity at the early postoperative period that persisted at one year follow-up (p< 0,001). No complication related to the procedure occurred. Conclusion: Percutaneous extrapedicular vertebroplasty is a safe and effective method, alternative to transpedicular vertebroplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
Authors and Affiliations
Cenk ÖZKAN, Ömer Sunkar BİÇER, Mahir GÜLŞEN, M. Serkan ZAİMOĞLU
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP676628
- DOI -
- Views 122
- Downloads 0
BROWN-SÉQUARD SYNDROME AFTER SURGICAL CORRECTION OF KYPHOSCOLIOSIS
Brown-Séquard syndrome is a spinal cord injury resulting from unilateral injury, which causes deep sensory loss and motor weakness below the level of injury on the same side, while causing a neurological condition charac...
AUGMENTATİON OF TRANSPEDICULAR SCREWS WITH SUBLAMINAR WIRING BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF PULL-OUT STRENGTHS İN A BOVINE MODEL
Pedicular screvvs, despite being known as the strongest method of vertebral fixation have a substantial risk of pulling out during surgical manipulations, and at the follow-up examinations, especially in the osteoporotic...
CLINICAL RESULTS OF PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY IN THORACOLUMBAR (T6- L5) VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES: RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 111 PATIENTS WITH 140 FRACTURED SEGMENTS
Object: Vertebroplasty was first applied by Harve Deramond to a patient with vertebral hemangioma in 1984. In recent years, the increase in the number of osteoporosis, trauma and tumor cases has increased the incidenc...
THE MANAGEMENTS İN TUBERCULOSIS OF THE SPINE
Treatment of Pott's disease has not been clarified until recently. İn our country, the incidence of tuberculous spondylitis is relatively high. Betvveen 1988 and 1994, in 21 tuberculous spondylitis we treated with bed re...
COTREL - DUBOUSSET INSTRUMENTATION IN FRACTURES OF THE THORACIC AND LUMBAR SPINE
In the last fifteen years CT Scans and improved knowledge on spinal biomechanics have clearly shown that how poor results, closed reduction, and brace treatment may give in the treatment of the traumatic injuries of thor...