Is additional balloon Kyphoplasty safe and effective for acute thoracolumbar burst fracture?

Is additional balloon Kyphoplasty safe and effective for acute thoracolumbar burst fracture?

BACKGROUND Burst fracture is a common thoracolumbar injury that is treated using posterior pedicle instrumentation and fusion combined with transpedicular intracorporeal grafting after reduction. In this study, we compared the outcome of these two techniques by using radiologic imaging and functional outcome. METHODS Sixty-one patients with acute thoracolumbar burst fracture were operated wit...

Effects of percutaneous kyphoplasty combined with pedicle screw fixation on aged osteoporotic thoracolumbar burst fracture

This study aimed to explore the clinical effects of percutaneous kyphoplasty combined with pedicle screw fixation on aged osteoporotic thoracolumbar burst fracture. 160 patients with aged osteoporotic thoracolumbar burst fracture treated at our hospital during January 2012 and January 2015 were enrolled. According to the digital meter method, they were randomly divided into two groups, the obse...

Balloon kyphoplasty was effective and safe for vertebral compression fractures compared with nonsurgical care.

Unilateral Transpedicular Balloon Kyphoplasty for the Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture

Osteoporotic Vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) constitute a major health care problem in western countries, not only because of the high incidence of these lesions but also due to their direct and indirect negative consequences for patient health-related quality of life and the costs to the health care system. Compression fractures lead to a loss of height of the vertebral segment, and th...

Safe surgical technique: cement-augmented pedicle screw instrumentation and balloon-guided kyphoplasty for a lumbar burst fracture in a 97-year-old patient

BACKGROUND During the last few years, an increasing number of unstable thoracolumbar fractures, especially in elderly patients, has been treated by dorsal instrumentation combined with a balloon kyphoplasty. This combination provides additional stabilization to the anterior spinal column without any need for a second ventral approach. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 97-year-old male...