ReviewNeuroradiology2018
What is the role of vertebral augmentation for osteoporotic fractures? A review of the recent literature.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prediction models for adjacent vertebral fractures after vertebral augmentation: 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 · 2025Pooled it
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- Clinical and radiological subsequent fractures after vertebral augmentation for treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a 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 · 2020Pooled it
- Vertebroplasty combined with facet joint block vs. vertebroplasty alone in relieving acute pain of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Combine Short-Segment Fixation and Leverage Reduction Technique to Correct Kyphotic Angle in Kümmell's Disease.Orthopaedic surgery · 2026Article
- Osteoporosis: The Renascent Impact of Vertebral Fractures-A Narrative Review of Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, and Integrated Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- A relevant investigation of the degree of cement diffusion after robot-assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Osteoporotic vertebral fractures: an update.SICOT-J · 2025Article
- Comparison between percutaneous short-segment fixation and percutaneous vertebroplasty in treating Kummell's disease: A minimum 2-year follow-up retrospective study.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Case report: Basivertebral nerve block during vertebral augmentation: an alternative approach to intraprocedural pain management.Frontiers in radiology · 2023Article
- Establishment and validation of a nomogram and web calculator for the risk of new vertebral compression fractures and cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.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 · 2022Review
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty Versus Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Neurologically Intact Osteoporotic Kümmell's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Global spine journal · 2022Article
- Why does patients' discharge delay after vertebral augmentation? A factor analysis of 1,442 patients.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Clinical Evaluation of Unilateral Vertebroplasty for OVCF.Emergency medicine international · 2022Article
- The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) Evidence-Based Clinical Guideline of Interventional Treatments for Low Back Pain.Journal of pain research · 2022Review
- Effects of distribution of bone cement on clinical efficacy and secondary fracture after percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Efficacy of a Novel Vertebral Body Augmentation System in the Treatment of Patients with Symptomatic Vertebral Body Fractures.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2021Article
- Comparison of post-operative pain scores and opioid use between kyphoplasty and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) systems combined with cement augmentation.Skeletal radiology · 2020Article
- Utilization of Vertebral Augmentation Procedures in the USA: a Comparative Analysis in Medicare Fee-for-Service Population Pre- and Post-2009 Trials.Current pain and headache reports · 2020Review
- Current Concepts in the Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures.Current pain and headache reports · 2020Review
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8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
purposeVertebral augmentation procedures such as vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are utilized in the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). However, their capacity for providing analgesia, reducing disability, and improving quality of life in patients with osteoporotic VCFs remains a topic of debate. The objective of this narrative review is to summarize the latest evidence for the safety and efficacy of vertebral augmentation for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs).
methodsA systematic literature search was conducted using the PubMed and Cochrane electronic databases for systematic reviews, review articles, meta-analyses, and randomized clinical trials prior to May 2017. The keywords were "vertebroplasty," "kyphoplasty," and "vertebral augmentation."
resultsThirty-three papers (7 systematic reviews, 6 cohort studies, 15 randomized clinical trials, and 5 international guidelines) were included in this narrative review.
conclusionVertebral augmentation is a safe procedure, with low rates of serious complications and no increase in subsequent post-treatment fracture risk.
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