title: Vertebral body recollapse without trauma after kyphoplasty with calcium phosphate cement.
abstract: Traditionally, immobilization and external bracing has been recommended for patients with type A traumatic and non-osteoporotic fractures that do not present neurological deficits or significant instability. Nevertheless, several authors have recently suggested the possibility to treat thoraco-lumbar and lumbar vertebral compression post-traumatic fractures using standalone balloon kyphoplasty with osteoconductive filler materials, such as calcium phosphate (CPC). Maestretti and Huang have demonstrated the advantages of this technique showing an almost immediate return to daily activities without the inconvenience of wearing a brace, pain reduction, minimal operative risks and maintenance of stability, therefore proposing this as a first-choice technique in young patient needing rapid spine stability. The authors present a case of vertebral body recollapse after kyphoplasty with calcium phosphate cement (CPC) in a 47-year-old man with an A1.2 post-traumatic L1 compression fracture.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Ortopedia e Traumatologia I, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Policlinico Consorziale, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70100 Bari, Italy. dott.piazzolla@gmail.com
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piazzolla
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Giorgi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Solarino
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000379:methods; D001336:Automobiles; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050815:Fractures, Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D058498:Kyphoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D002130:Calcium Phosphates