ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2019
Armed Kyphoplasty: An Indirect Central Canal Decompression Technique in Burst Fractures.
Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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- Percutaneous kyphoplasty combined with pediculoplasty (PKCPP) augments and internally fixates the severe osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a retrospective comparative study.Archives of osteoporosis · 2024Article
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- Spine metastases: thermal ablation and augmentation.Skeletal radiology · 2023Review
- Early experience with percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture in Nepal: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2023Article
- Stent-armed kyphoplasty in osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures-clinical and functional results and a center experience over 10 years.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2022Article
- Vertebral Augmentation: Is It Time to Get Past the Pain? A Consensus Statement from the Sardinia Spine and Stroke Congress.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures: SpineJackJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2022Article
- Interventional Palliation of Painful Extraspinal Musculoskeletal Metastases.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2022Review
- INTRAVERTEBRAL EXPANDABLE IMPLANTS IN THORACOLUMBAR VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES.Acta ortopedica brasileira · 2022Article
- Expandable Intravertebral Implants: A Narrative Review on the Concept, Biomechanics, and Outcomes in Traumatology.Cureus · 2021Review
- Vertebral augmentation with spinal implants: third-generation vertebroplasty.Neuroradiology · 2020Review
- Safety of vertebral augmentation with cranio-caudal expansion implants in vertebral compression fractures with posterior wall protrusion.European radiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
background and purposeBurst fractures are characterized by middle column disruption and may feature posterior wall retropulsion. Indications for treatment remain controversial. Recently introduced vertebral augmentation techniques using intravertebral distraction devices, such as vertebral body stents and SpineJack, could be effective in fracture reduction and fixation and might obtain central canal clearance through ligamentotaxis. This study assesses the results of armed kyphoplasty using vertebral body stents or SpineJack in traumatic, osteoporotic, and neoplastic burst fractures with respect to vertebral body height restoration and correction of posterior wall retropulsion. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis was a retrospective assessment of 53 burst fractures with posterior wall retropulsion and no neurologic deficit in 51 consecutive patients treated with armed kyphoplasty. Posterior wall retropulsion and vertebral body height were measured on pre- and postprocedural CT. Clinical and radiologic follow-up charts were reviewed.
resultsArmed kyphoplasty was performed as a stand-alone treatment in 43 patients, combined with posterior instrumentation in 8 and laminectomy in 4. Pre-armed kyphoplasty and post-armed kyphoplasty mean posterior wall retropulsion was 5.8 and 4.5 mm, respectively (
conclusionsIn the treatment of burst fractures with posterior wall retropulsion and no neurologic deficit, armed kyphoplasty yields fracture reduction, internal fixation, and indirect central canal decompression. In selected cases, it might represent a suitable minimally invasive treatment option, stand-alone or in combination with posterior stabilization.
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