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ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2020

Comparison of a flexible versus rigid bone cement injection system in unilateral percutaneous vertebroplasty.

Yuwei Li, Wei Cui, Peng Zhou, Cheng Li, Yan Wen, Wei Xiao

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Article in European journal of medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuwei LiDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Luohe Central Hospital, Luohe Medical College, 56# Renmin Ave, Luohe, 462000, People's Republic of China. cccreation@163.com.
Wei CuiDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Luohe Central Hospital, Luohe Medical College, 56# Renmin Ave, Luohe, 462000, People's Republic of China. 343715790@qq.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0892-5177
Peng ZhouDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Luohe Central Hospital, Luohe Medical College, 56# Renmin Ave, Luohe, 462000, People's Republic of China.
Cheng LiDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Luohe Central Hospital, Luohe Medical College, 56# Renmin Ave, Luohe, 462000, People's Republic of China.
Yan WenDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Luohe Central Hospital, Luohe Medical College, 56# Renmin Ave, Luohe, 462000, People's Republic of China.
Wei XiaoDepartment of Spinal Surgery, Luohe Central Hospital, Luohe Medical College, 56# Renmin Ave, Luohe, 462000, People's Republic of China.
Luohe Medical College · CN

Funding

National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China W2014ZT096
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPercutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) has been demonstrated to be effective in the treatment of acute osteoporotic vertebral fracture (AOVF). However, bilateral puncture takes more time to accept more X-ray irradiation; some scholars apply unilateral puncture PVP, but the cement cannot be symmetrically distributed in the vertebral body, so we use a flexible cement injector that undergoes PVP through the unilateral pedicle puncture. This research aims to compare the clinical results of PVP for AOVF with unilateral pedicle puncture using a straight bone cement injector and a bendable cement injector, determine the value of a bendable cement injector.

methodsWe undertook a retrospective analysis of patients with thoracic and lumbar compression fracture treated with unilateral pedicle puncture percutaneous vertebroplasty from our institution from June 2013 to July 2015. Operation time, radiation exposure, bone cement injection amount, and the incidence of bone cement leakage were recorded on presentation, the cement leakage was measured by X-ray and computed tomography scan. The patients were followed up postoperatively and were assessed mainly with regard to clinical and radiological outcomes.

resultsThere was no significant difference in the operation time, radiation exposure time and incidence of bone cement leakage between the two groups. There was significant difference in the amount of bone cement injection and the difference between the two groups. There were no significant differences in VAS and the relative height of the vertebral body and local Cobb angle and QUALEFFO between the two groups at 1 week after PVP, significant difference was observed only 12 months after operation.

conclusionsApplication of flexible cement injector is safe and feasible, compared with the application of straight bone cement injector, without prolonging the operative time, radiation exposure time and the incidence of bone cement leakage; it has the advantages of good long-term effect and low incidence of vertebral fracture recurrence.

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Bone CementsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleFractures, CompressionHumansInjections, SpinalLumbar VertebraeMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsSpinal FracturesSyringesThoracic VertebraeVertebroplastyBone CementsOsteoporosisOsteoporotic vertebral fracturePercutaneous vertebroplastyUnilateral puncture

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PMID32843077
PMCPMC7449043
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