Trial reportEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2020
Percutaneous vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a prospective randomized comparison.
Trial report in 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, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Risk factors for new vertebral fracture after percutaneous vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs): an updated 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
- Optimal management for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a network meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Risk factors for subsequent vertebral fractures after percutaneous vertebral augmentation in Asian populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- [Literature review on kyphoplasty as a treatment for osteoporotic fractures of the spine].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Pooled it
- Re-evaluating vertebral height restoration assessment in osteoporotic compression fractures: 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
- Age-Related Transitions in Low Back Pain Pathology: A Life-Course Narrative Review.Pain and therapy · 2026Review
- Bracing versus balloon kyphoplasty for acute osteoporotic vertebral fractures with poor prognostic radiological factors: a propensity score-matched comparison.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026Article
- Comparisons of phantom-based and phantomless QCT bone mineral density for predicting subsequent fractures.Bone & joint research · 2026Article
- Osteoporosis: The Renascent Impact of Vertebral Fractures-A Narrative Review of Diagnosis, Risk Stratification, and Integrated Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Role of SEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Developing and validating a combined model with CT-based paraspinal muscle radiomics and clinical features to predict residual low back pain after percutaneous kyphoplasty.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 · 2026Article
- A modified bone cement pusher for percutaneous vertebroplasty combined with multi-target negative pressure rotary-cutting technique in puncture biopsy for bone tumors.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 · 2026Article
- Comparison between Hounsfield unit value and vertebral bone quality score for adjacent vertebral fracture risk assessment after balloon kyphoplasty: a propensity score matching study.Asian spine journal · 2026Article
- Kyphoplasty versus vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Article
- Evaluating the quality of online medical information regarding vertebroplasty and percutaneous kyphoplasty on social media platforms.Skeletal radiology · 2025Article
- CT- and MRI-based endplate osteoporosis status assessment for predicting adjacent vertebral fractures after thoracolumbar percutaneous kyphoplasty: a matched comparison study.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 · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a prediction model for new vertebral fracture after percutaneous kyphoplasty.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Vertebral CT Hounsfield units in postmenopausal women with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: identification and validation of reference intervals.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 · 2025Article
- The value and safety of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for spinal compression fractures with the aid of G-arm fluoroscopy.African health sciences · 2025Article
- Efficiency and Safety of Repeated Vertebroplasty for Adjacent Segment Fractures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. MATERIALS AND
methodsPatients with osteoporotic vertebral body fractures (T4-L5) were randomized and not blinded to kyphoplasty (n = 69) or vertebroplasty (n = 70). The postoperative pain score (VAS) at 12 months was the primary end point. The radiographic results were evaluated in relation to the resolution of the fracture and the possible onset of further osteoporotic fractures during follow-up.
resultsA total of one hundred and thirty-nine patients were eligible for randomization (n = 70 for PVP group and n = 69 for BKP), and twenty-six patients (twenty in the BKP group and six in the PVP group) were excluded. The mean average age of patients was 73 years, and 82% of the patients were females. VAS pain score was significantly reduced after surgery in both groups, and there were no significant differences between the two groups in postoperative VAS score. There was a significant reduction in kyphotic wedge angle and improvement of the sagittal index in both groups, but there was no significant difference between the two groups. There was a significant higher risk incidence of adjacent level fractures in the vertebroplasty group.
conclusionsIn terms of clinical outcomes, there were no differences between the two groups. Both showed a significant clinical improvement, vertebral body height restoration and reduction in the kyphotic angle. There was a significant higher risk of adjacent level fractures in the vertebroplasty group.
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