ArticleBMC surgery2021
Surgical options for symptomatic old osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a retrospective study of 238 cases.
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- The Impact of Bone Cement Distribution in Unilateral PVP on Therapeutic Outcomes of Vertebral Compression Fracture Repair.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2026Article
- Association between flexibility assessment based on prone full-spine CT scout view and surgical strategy for old thoracolumbar fracture with kyphotic deformity.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
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- Clinical application of percutaneous vertebral-intervertebral plasty in very severe osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: A new technique.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- TiRobot-assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty in the management of middle and upper thoracic osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.BMC surgery · 2025Article
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- A nomogram for postoperative pain relief in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture treated with polymethylmethacrylate bone cement.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Feasibility study in quantitative identification of fresh and old osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture by vertebral CT value and CT value difference.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Modified pedicle subtraction osteotomy for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a retrospective study of 104 patients.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 · 2024Article
- Stem Cell and Regenerative Therapies for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Open Surgical Treatments of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Review
- Correlation Analysis between Residual Pain after Vertebral Augmentation and the Diffusion Distribution of Bone Cement: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Pain research & management · 2023Article
- A novel scoring system to predict the residual back pain after percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSymptomatic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) are increasing, as are acute and chronic pain episodes and progressive spinal deformities. However, there are no clear surgical treatment criteria for patients with these different symptoms. Therefore, this study aims to explore the surgical approaches for the treatment of OVCF with different symptoms and evaluate the feasibility of these surgical approaches.
methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 238 symptomatic OVCF patients who entered our hospital from June 2013 to 2016. According to clinical characteristics and imaging examinations, these patients were divided into I-V grades and their corresponding surgical methods were developed. I, old vertebral fracture with no apparent instability, vertebral augmentation; II, old vertebral fracture with local instability, posterior reduction fusion internal fixation; III, old fractures with spinal stenosis, posterior decompression and reduction fusion and internal fixation; IV, old vertebral fracture with kyphosis, posterior osteotomy with internal fixation and fusion; V, a mixture of the above types, posterior osteotomy (decompression) with internal fixation and fusion. Postoperative visual analog score (VAS), oswestry disability index (ODI) scores, sagittal index (SI) and ASIA grades of neurological function were observed.
resultsAll 238 patients were followed up for 12-38 months, with an average follow-up of 18.5 months. After graded surgery, the VAS score, ODI score, and vertebral sagittal index SI of 238 patients were significantly improved, and the difference between the last follow-up results and the preoperative comparison was statistically significant (P ˂ 0.05). Besides, the postoperative ASIA grades of 16 patients with nerve injury were improved from 14 patients with preoperative grade C, 2 patients with grade D to 4 patients with postoperative grade D and 12 patients with postoperative grade E.
conclusionIn this study, we concluded that graded surgery could better treat symptomatic old OVCF and restore spinal stability. This provides clinical reference and guidance for the treatment of symptomatic old OVCF in the future.
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