ArticleBMC surgery2019
Unilateral curved versus bipedicular vertebroplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
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- Efficacy and safety of curved vertebroplasty in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Percutaneous curved vertebroplasty versus unipedicular vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2025Pooled it
- Therapeutic Efficacy and Safety of Percutaneous Curved Vertebroplasty in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Comparison between unilateral curved and bilateral straight percutaneous vertebral augmentation in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: A meta-analysis.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Percutaneous Curved Vertebroplasty Decrease the Risk of Cemented Vertebra Refracture Compared with Bilateral Percutaneous Kyphoplasty in the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.Clinical interventions in aging · 2024Trial
- Vertebral augmentation procedures for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Neurosurgical review · 2026Review
- Safety and efficacy studies of cross-unilateral, sequential unilateral, and bilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty for double-adjacent thoracolumbar osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2026Article
- Refracture and Mortality Following Surgical Management of Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Patient-Level Survival Modeling.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Two different unilateral percutaneous vertebroplasty approaches for acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: clinical and radiological outcomes.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
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- Enhanced bone cement distribution in percutaneous vertebroplasty using a curved guide wire: a propensity score matching analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Comparison of the efficacy and safety of vertebroplasty with different pedicle approaches for osteoporotic vertebral.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 · 2024Review
- Clinical outcomes with second injection after insufficient bone cement distribution in unilateral kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compressive fracture: a cohort retrospective study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Thoracolumbar Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture Treatment by Unilateral Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Using Curved Diffusion Needle.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Vertebroplasty of C2 Pathologic Fracture: A Unique Case Report Using a Curved-Needle Technique.Cureus · 2022Article
- Clinical Observation of Intraosseous Anesthesia in Percutaneous Kyphoplasty.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundVertebral compression fracture is one of the most common complications of osteoporosis. In this study an unilateral curved vertebroplasty device was developed, and the safety, effectiveness, and surgical parameters of curved vertebroplasty (CVP) in the treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures was investigated and compared with traditional bipedicular vertebroplasty (BVP).
methodsWe investigated 104 vertebral augmentation procedures performed over 36 months. CVP and BVP procedures were compared for baseline clinical variables, pain relief (Visual Analog Scale, VAS), disability improvement (Oswestry Disability Index, ODI), operation time, number of fluoroscopic images, volume of cement per level, and cement leakage rate for each level treated. Complications and refracture incidence were also recorded in the two groups.
resultsThe VAS and ODI in both group had no significant difference preoperative (P > 0.05), and a significant postoperative improvement in the VAS scores and ODI was found in both group (P < 0.001). However, the CVP group had significantly lower operation time, number of fluoroscopic images, and cement leakage rate per level than the BVP group (P < 0.05); however, the volumes of cement per level were similar in the two groups (P > 0.05). Neither group had any serious complications. Five and two patients in the BVP group developed refractures at non-adjacent and adjacent levels, respectively, with one patient developing refractures twice; however, none of the patients in the CVP group developed refractures at any level.
conclusionsOur findings revealed that both CVP and BVP were safe and effective treatments for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, and CVP entails a shorter operation time, less exposure to fluoroscopy, and lower rate of cement leakage.
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