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ArticleClinics in orthopedic surgery2020

Safety of Balloon Kyphoplasty in the Treatment of Thoracic Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures in Vietnamese Patients.

Dinh-Hoa Nguyen, Duc-Dat Vu, Thi-Ngoc-Ha Doan, Hoang-Long Vo

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Article in Clinics in orthopedic surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Dinh-Hoa NguyenInstitute of Orthopedic Trauma, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Duc-Dat VuInstitute of Orthopedic Trauma, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Thi-Ngoc-Ha DoanInstitute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Hoang-Long VoInstitute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Hanoi Medical University · VNUniversity of Hai Duong · VN

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Abstract

backgroundThe evidence for the efficacy and safety of balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) in treating the Vietnamese patients is sparse. There is no convincing evidence regarding BKP's efficacy in Vietnamese patients, especially in the patients with thoracic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). This article aims to evaluate the outcomes of restoring the body height of the compressed thoracic vertebrae in patients undergoing BKP.

methodsWe prospectively enrolled 65 consecutive patients with thoracic VCFs (73 vertebrae) due to osteoporosis who were treated with BKP between June 2018 and May 2019.

resultsA trocar was inserted through the pedicle in 84.9% (62/73) and beside the pedicle in 15.1% (11/73). The mean amount of mixed cement injected was 4.1 ± 1.1 mL (range, 1.5-7 mL). Cement leakage was radiographically confirmed in 30.8% of 65 patients. Among patients with complications caused by cement extravasation, the leakage was through the anterior margin of the vertebrae in 15.4%, through the vertebral disc in 12.3%, and through the posterior margin of the vertebrae in 3.1%. In the last 3.1% of patients, there was no clinically notable lesions of the nerve roots or spinal cord. The mean visual analog scale score decreased significantly from 7.3 ± 1.1 preoperatively to 3.3 ± 0.6 at 24 hours after surgery, and then to 1.2 ± 1.1 at 3 months after surgery (

conclusionsBKP is a minimally invasive treatment effective for immediate pain relief, early motor rehabilitation, and humpback correction. The present study provided convincing evidence to support the use of BKP by spine surgeons and clinical specialists in treating osteoporotic thoracic VCFs in Vietnamese patients.

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AgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFractures, CompressionHumansKyphoplastyMaleMiddle AgedOsteoporotic FracturesProspective StudiesSpinal FracturesThoracic VertebraeVietnamBalloon kyphoplastyOsteoporosisThoracic compression fractureVietnam

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