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The effect of bone cement distribution on clinical efficacy after percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.

Shuangjun He, Yijian Zhang, Nanning Lv, Shujin Wang, Yaowei Wang, Shuhua Wu, Fan He, Angela Chen, Zhonglai Qian, Jianhong Chen

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Article in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Shuangjun HeDepartment of Orthopedics, The People's Hospital of Danyang, Danyang.
Yijian ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Nanning LvDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Shujin WangDepartment of Orthopedics, The People's Hospital of Danyang, Danyang.
Yaowei WangDepartment of Orthopedics, The People's Hospital of Danyang, Danyang.
Shuhua WuDepartment of Orthopedics, The People's Hospital of Danyang, Danyang.
Fan HeDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Angela ChenUniversity of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
Zhonglai QianDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Jianhong ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, The People's Hospital of Danyang, Danyang.
First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CNSoochow University · CNUniversity of Waterloo · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To evaluate the influence of various distributions of bone cement on the clinical efficacy of percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) in treating osteoporotic vertebrae compression fractures.A total of 201 OVCF patients (30 males and 171 females) who received PKP treatment in our hospital were enrolled in this study. According to the characteristic of cement distribution, patients were divided into 2 groups: group A ("H" shaped group), the filling pattern in vertebral body were 2 briquettes and connected with / without cement bridge; and group B ("O" shaped group), the filling pattern in vertebral body was a complete crumb and without any separation. Bone mineral density, volume of injected cement, radiographic parameters, and VAS scores were recorded and analyzed between the 2 groups.All patients finished at least a 1-year follow-up and both groups had significant improvement in radiographic parameters and clinical results. No significant differences in BMD, operation time, bleeding volume, or leakage of cement were observed between the 2 groups. Compared with group B, group A had a larger use of bone cement, lower proportion of unipedicular approach, and better VAS scores at 1 year after surgery.Both "H" and "O" shaped distribution pattern can improve radiographic data and clinical outcomes effectively. However, "H" shaped distribution can achieve better clinical recovery at short-term follow-up.

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Bone CementsAgedBone DensityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFractures, CompressionHumansKyphoplastyLumbar VertebraeMaleOsteoporotic FracturesPostoperative PeriodRetrospective StudiesSpinal FracturesThoracic VertebraeTomography, X-Ray ComputedBone Cements

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PMID31852080
PMCPMC6922577
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