ArticleOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2009
Clinical and radiological comparison of unipedicular versus bipedicular balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures.
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- Incidence of new osteoporotic adjacent vertebral body fractures. A comparison between conservative treatment and vertebral body augmentation (vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty): a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- A systematic review of unilateral versus bilateral percutaneous vertebroplasty/percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2017Pooled it
- Unilateral versus bilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Comparison of unilateral versus bilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty for the treatment of patients with osteoporosis vertebral compression fracture (OVCF): a systematic review and meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2016Pooled it
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- Unilateral Versus Bilateral Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for Single-Level Thoracolumbar Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Comprehensive systematic-review and meta-analysis: Treatment outcomes of unipedicular vs bipedicular approaches in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2025Review
- Unipedicular vs. Bipedicular Balloon Kyphoplasty in the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Single-Institute 3-Year Follow-Up Results.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Tripod-Fix device for the treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Comparison of unipedicular and bipedicular kyphoplasty for treating acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in the lower lumbar spine: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: Efficacy of Unipedicular Vertebroplasty as Compared to Bipedicular Vertebroplasty.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2021Article
- Influence of bone cement distribution on outcomes following percutaneous vertebroplasty: a retrospective matched-cohort study.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Article
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- Biomechanical in vitro comparison of radiofrequency kyphoplasty and balloon kyphoplasty.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2017Article
- Comparison of Unilateral versus Bilateral Kyphoplasty in Multiple Myeloma Patients and the Importance of Preoperative Planning.Asian spine journal · 2014Article
- Controversial issues in kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty in osteoporotic vertebral fractures.BioMed research international · 2014Review
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Abstract
summaryTo evaluate the efficacy of unipedicular kyphoplasty in the treatment of patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, we compared the pre- and postoperative clinical and radiological results in the unipedicular and bipedicular kyphoplasty groups. The clinical and radiological results of unipedicular kyphoplasty were as good as those of bipedicular kyphoplasty.
introductionThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of unipedicular kyphoplasty in the treatment of patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. We compared the pre- and postoperative compression ratios (CRs), kyphotic angles (KAs), and visual analogue scale (VAS) scores of the patients in the unipedicular and bipedicular kyphoplasty groups. The results showed that the clinical and radiological results of unipedicular kyphoplasty were as good as those of bipedicular kyphoplasty. Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty is a therapeutic option for patients with painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). Due to the relatively high-risk nature of the patient population, complications such as myocardial events, seizures, agitation, or dyspnea may occur and render completion of the procedure imprudent. We analyzed the clinical and radiological results of unipedicular and bipedicular balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the records of 45 patients who underwent balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of VCFs between January 2005 and April 2008. A unipedicular approach was used in 15 patients and a bipedicular approach was used in 30 patients. The CR, KA, and 100-point VAS score for pain were measured pre- and postoperatively in each patient.
resultsThere was no significant difference in restoration of the CR (p = 0.376) and KA (p = 0.888) between the unipedicular and bipedicular kyphoplasty groups. The patients in the unipedicular group showed greater improvement in VAS score than those in the bipedicular group (p < 0.001). There were no postoperative complications, such as nerve injury or pedicle fracture, in either of the two groups.
conclusionThe clinical and radiological results of unipedicular balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of VCFs were as good as those of bipedicular balloon kyphoplasty. Thus, unipedicular balloon kyphoplasty can be used as an alternative treatment for patients with VCFs.
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