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ArticleActa clinica Croatica2019

VERTEBROPLASTY IN THE TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL FRACTURES CAUSED BY PLASMACYTOMA.

Vjekoslav Kolarević, Ivan Vidaković, Marko Šutalo, Vjeran Rapan, Domagoj Rapan, Saša Rapan

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Article in Acta clinica Croatica, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Interventional Therapies to Treat Cancer Associated Pain.Current treatment options in oncology · 2025
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  2. Role of vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty in pathological fracture in myeloma: a narrative review.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 · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vjekoslav Kolarević1Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2One Health Group, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 3Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Ivan Vidaković1Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2One Health Group, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 3Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Marko Šutalo1Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2One Health Group, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 3Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Vjeran Rapan1Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2One Health Group, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 3Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Domagoj Rapan1Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2One Health Group, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 3Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
Saša Rapan1Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2One Health Group, Sheffield, United Kingdom; 3Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare and evaluate clinical results before and after vertebroplasty in the treatment of myeloma-induced vertebral fractures. Success of the surgery was defined by increased or reduced pain intensity before and after the treatment, as assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS). The study was designed as a retrospective-prospective study. The study included 26 patients, 14 women and 12 men. Data on patients treated for myeloma-induced vertebral fractures were collected at the Department of Orthopedics, Osijek University Hospital Centre. The following data were analyzed: gender, duration of illness, intensity of pain before and after treatment (using VAS), radiological changes before and after treatment, grade of vertebral fracture, and extracorporeal cement leakage from the vertebral body to the surrounding tissue during the procedure. Difference in pain intensity before and after the surgery was statistically significant. All patients complained of pain before the surgery (pain intensity median 8), whereas after the surgery, pain intensity decreased in all patients (pain intensity median 2). In conclusion, improvement in clinical results of the treatment of myeloma-induced vertebral fractures with vertebroplasty proved to be significant.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBone CementsCroatiaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiple MyelomaPain MeasurementPlasmacytomaPostoperative PeriodPreoperative PeriodProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesBone CementsCroatiaPlasmacytomaSpinal fracturesVertebroplasty

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PMCPMC6971789
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