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ArticleActa orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica2017

Use of corticosteroids is not associated with repeated vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty within one year after the surgery in patient older than 50 years.

Feng-Chen Kao, Yao-Chun Hsu, Chin-Hsien Wu, Chang-Bi Wang, Yuan-Kun Tu, Pao-Hsin Liu

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Article in Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Feng-Chen KaoDepartment of Orthopaedics, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Yao-Chun HsuBig Data Research Center and School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: holdenhsu@gmail.com.
Chin-Hsien WuDepartment of Orthopaedics, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chang-Bi WangDepartment of Nursing, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.
Yuan-Kun TuDepartment of Orthopaedics, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Pao-Hsin LiuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
I-Shou University · TWCentral Taiwan University of Science and Technology · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate whether corticosteroid use increases the incidence of repeated PVP or kyphoplasty patients older than 50 years.

methodsThis study enrolled the data of 2,753 eligible patients from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database who were exposed to systemic corticosteroids for at least 3 months during the first year preceding the first PVP or kyphoplasty. These steroid users were matched 1:1 in age, sex, and the index date of surgery with non-user controls during the enrollment period. All patients were followed for 1 year after the first PVP or kyphoplasty. The incidence of repeated PVP or kyphoplasty was compared between the steroid users and controls. A Cox proportional hazards model was developed to account for multiple confounding factors.

resultsThe number of patients receiving repeated PVP or kyphoplasty was 233 (8.46%) and 205 (7.45%) in the corticosteroid and control groups, respectively. The Cox proportional hazards model revealed no association between corticosteroid use and repeated PVP or kyphoplasty.

conclusionsSystemic corticosteroid use for longer than 3 months is not associated with repeated PVP or kyphoplasty within one year of surgery in patient older than 50 years old. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, Therapeutic study.

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KyphoplastyReoperationVertebroplastyAdrenal Cortex HormonesAgedDatabases, FactualFemaleFractures, CompressionHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedSpinal FracturesStatistics as TopicTaiwanAdrenal Cortex HormonesCorticosteroidKyphoplastySteroidVertebral compression fractureVertebroplasty

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