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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2021

Vesselplasty versus vertebroplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with posterior wall rupture.

Kai Xu, Ya-Ling Li, Song-Hua Xiao

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kai XuDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Ya-Ling LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Song-Hua XiaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6298-9633
Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study was performed to compare the effectiveness and safety of vesselplasty versus vertebroplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures with posterior wall rupture.

methodsPatients who underwent treatment of a single osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture with posterior wall rupture from January 2016 to February 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. They were divided into a vesselplasty group (n = 17) and a vertebroplasty group (n = 43). Pain relief, radiographic outcomes, and bone cement leakage were compared between the two groups.

resultsThere were no significant differences in the operation time, postoperative pain relief, vertebral compression recovery, or local Cobb angle improvement between the two groups. However, the overall bone cement leakage rate (29.4% vs. 67.4%) and spinal canal leakage rate (0.0% vs. 30.2%) were significantly lower in the vesselplasty group than vertebroplasty group.

conclusionsVesselplasty offers similar pain relief and vertebral compression recovery but lower spinal canal leakage compared with vertebroplasty. Vesselplasty is thus a better option than vertebroplasty for patients with osteoporotic compression fractures with posterior wall rupture.

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Fractures, CompressionKyphoplastyOsteoporotic FracturesSpinal FracturesVertebroplastyBone CementsHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBone Cementsbone cement leakageeffectivenessOsteoporotic compression fracturesafetyspinal canal leakagevertebroplastyvesselplasty

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PMID34939882
PMCPMC8721724
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