title: Safety and Efficacy Studies of Vertebroplasty, Kyphoplasty, and Mesh-Container-Plasty for the Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures: Preliminary Report.
abstract: To evaluate the clinical safety and efficacies of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP), percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP), and percutaneous mesh-container-plasty (PMCP) for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), a retrospective study of 90 patients with VCFs who had been treated by PVP (n = 30), PKP (n = 30), and PMCP (n = 30) was conducted. The clinical efficacies of these three treatments were evaluated by comparing their PMMA cement leakages, cement patterns, height restoration percentages, wedge angles, visual analogue scales (VAS), and oswestry disability index (ODI) at the pre- and post-operative time points. 6.67%, 3.33%, and 0% of patients had PMMA leakage in PVP, PKP, and PMCP groups, respectively. Three (solid, trabecular, and mixed patterns), two (solid and mixed patterns), and one (mixed patterns) types of cement patterns were observed in PVP, PKP, and PMCP groups, respectively. PKP and PMCP treatments had better height restoration ability than PVP treatment. PVP, PKP, and PMCP treatments had significant and similar ability in pain relief and functional recovery ability for the treatment of VCFs. These results indicate minimally invasive techniques were effective methods for the treatment of VCFs. Moreover, these initial outcomes suggest PMCP treatment may be better than both PVP treatment and PKP treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The General Hospital of Jinan Command, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250031, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department of Yuncheng County People's Hospital, Yuncheng, Shandong Province, 274700, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Donghua
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Image, The General Hospital of Jinan Command, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250031, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhiguo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Image, The General Hospital of Jinan Command, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250031, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Tong
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Image, The General Hospital of Jinan Command, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250031, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xunwei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The General Hospital of Jinan Command, Jinan, Shandong Province, 250031, People's Republic of China.|College of Food Science & Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D050815:Fractures, Compression / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D058498:Kyphoplasty; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012449:Safety; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D054854:Vertebroplasty