Analysis of the Curative Effect of Curved Angle Vertebroplasty in the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture

Gong Yao; Yixin Shen; Bing Cai; Min Li

doi:10.1007/s43465-023-00830-9

Analysis of the Curative Effect of Curved Angle Vertebroplasty in the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture

Indian J Orthop. 2023 Feb 11;57(3):481-489. doi: 10.1007/s43465-023-00830-9. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Gong Yao¹, Yixin Shen¹, Bing Cai², Min Li²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, No.1055, Sanxiang Road, Suzhou, 215004 Jiangsu China.
² Department of Orthopaedics, Huangpu Branch, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200011 China.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of Percutaneous curved vertebroplasty (PCVP) for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture of the thoracolumbar spine.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of 113 patients with osteoporotic vertebral compressive fractures (OVCFs) in our hospital from January 2017 to January 2020, a total of 120 diseased vertebrae, were divided into PCVP group (35 cases, 37 sections) and bilateral PVP(BVP) group (78 cases, 83 sections). To compare the distribution of baseline clinical data, pain relief (Visual Analog Scale, VAS), ODI (Oswestry Dability Index, ODI), operation time, intraoperative fluoroscopy, postoperative vertebral body re-fracture, and comparison of bone, and to compare the volume of cement penetration and the leakage rate of bone cement, etc.

Results: There was no significant difference in VAS and ODI before operation between the two groups (P > 0.05), and the VAS score and ODI after operation were significantly improved (P < 0.001). Compared with the bilateral PVP group, the operation time, the number of fluoroscopy, and the leakage rate of each layer of bone cement in the PCVP group were significantly reduced (P < 0.05); however, the amount of cement used in the two groups was similar (P > 0.05). There were no serious complications in both groups. In the bilateral PVP group, a total of seven patients had adjacent vertebral fractures or re-fractures of the original vertebral body. However, no patients in the PCVP group had re-fractures in any vertebral body segment.

Conclusion: Both PCVP and bilateral PVP are safe and effective methods for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, but PCVP has a short operation time, fewer fluoroscopy times, and a low bone cement leakage rate.

Keywords: Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Osteoporosis; Osteoporotic vertebral compressive fractures; Percutaneous curved vertebroplasty.

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