A method of percutaneous vertebroplasty under the guidance of two C-arm fluoroscopes.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the clinical application in the percutaneous vertebroplasty under the guidance of one or two C-arm fluoroscopes.


METHODS
One hundred forty three elderly patients with Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty under the guidance of one or two C-arm fluoroscopes. The number of pulsed imagings, the time of operation and the incidence of cement leakage were recorded.


RESULTS
The average number of pulsed imagings was 16.00±1.58 vs 13.07±2.00 per patient under the guidance of one vs two C-arm fluoroscopes. The average time of operation was 48.42±5.00 minutes vs 39.70±7.42 minutes per patient under the guidance of one vs two C-arm fluoroscopes. The incidence of cement leakage was 20% vs 15.7% of the patients under the guidance of one vs two C-arm fluoroscopes. The differences in the number of pulsed imagings and the time of operation were statistically significant. The difference in incidence of cement leakage was not statistically significant.


CONCLUSIONS
The two-fluoroscopic technique reduce the labor cost, the radiation, the time of operation and the operation risk.
Ren-Jie Xu, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou 215002, China.
Ren-Jie
RJ
Xu
Yong-Qing Yan, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo 315010, China.
Yong-Qing
YQ
Yan
Guang-Xiang Chen, M.Sc., Department of Orthopaedics, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou 215002, China.
Guang-Xiang
GX
Chen
Tian-Ming Zou, M.Sc., Department of Orthopaedics, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou 215002, China.`
Tian-Ming
TM
Zou
Xiao-Qiang Cai, M.Sc., Department of Orthopaedics, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou 215002, China.
Xiao-Qiang
XQ
Cai
Dong-Lai Wang, MD, Department of Orthopaedics, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou 215002, China.
Dong-Lai
DL
Wang
Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures; Percutaneous vertebroplasty; Two C-arm fluoroscopes