Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.
Vertebral compression fractures occur more frequently than hip and ankle fractures combined. These fragility fractures frequently result in both acute and chronic pain, but more importantly are a source of increased morbidity and possibly mortality. Percutaneous veretebral augmentation offers a minimally invasive approach for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures. The history, technique, and results of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are reviewed. Both methods allow for the introduction of bone cement into the fracture site with clinical results indicating substantial pain relief in approximately 90% of patients.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1367 Washington Avenue, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY 12206, USA. lavellwf@yahoo.com
William
W
Lavelle
Allen
A
Carl
Elizabeth Demers
ED
Lavelle
Mohammed A
MA
Khaleel
D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D050815:Fractures, Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery*; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods*
D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate