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ArticleBMC surgery2022

The comparison of percutaneous kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty for the management of stage III Kummell disease without neurological symptoms.

Hanwen Li, Yingchuang Tang, Zixiang Liu, Huilin Yang, Zhigang Zhang, Kai Zhang, Kangwu Chen

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Risk factors for adjacent vertebral fracture after kyphoplasty or percutaneous vertebroplasty in osteoporotic vertebral systematic review and meta-analysis compression fractures.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 · 2025
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  3. Short-Segment Bone Cement-Augmented Pedicle Screw Fixation Combined With Bone Grafting for Management of Kummell Disease With Segmental Instability.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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  4. Predictive factors associated with the onset of Kummell's disease.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 · 2025
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hanwen Li *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China.
Yingchuang Tang *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China.
Zixiang LiuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China.
Huilin YangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China.
Zhigang ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China. zhangzhigang@suda.edu.cn.
Kai ZhangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China. zhangkaimessi@163.com.
Kangwu ChenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China. chenkangwu@suda.edu.cn.
Soochow University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University · CN

Funding

Jiangsu Provincial Special Program of Clinical Medical Science BL2012004Natural Science Foundation of the Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province 16KJD320004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) and percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in the treatment of stage III Kummell disease without neurological deficit.

methodsThis retrospective study involved 41 patients with stage III Kummell disease without neurological deficit who underwent PKP or PVP from January 2018 to December 2019. Demographic data and clinical characteristics were comparable between these two groups before surgery. Operation time, volume of injected bone cement, intraoperative blood loss and time of hospital stay were analyzed. Visual analog scale (VAS) scoring and Oswestry disability index (ODI) scoring were assessed for each patient before and after operation. Radiographic follow-up was assessed by the height of anterior (Ha), the height of middle (Hm), Cobb's angle, and Vertebral wedge ratio (VWR). The preoperative and postoperative recovery values of these data were used for comparison.

resultsThe two groups showed no significant difference in demographic features (p > 0.05). What's more, the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, and time of hospital stay revealed no sharp statistical distinctions either (p > 0.05), except PKP used more bone cement than PVP (7.4 ± 1.7 mL vs 4.7 ± 1.4 mL, p < 0.05). Radiographic data, such as the Ha improvement ratio (35.1 ± 10.2% vs 16.2 ± 9.4%), the Hm improvement ratio (41.8 ± 11.3% vs 22.4 ± 9.0%), the Cobb's angle improvement (10.0 ± 4.3° vs 3.5 ± 2.1°) and the VWR improvement ratio (30.0 ± 10.6% vs 12.7 ± 12.0%), were all better in PKP group than that in PVP group (p < 0.05). There were no statistical differences in the improvement of VAS and ODI 1-day after the surgery between these two groups (p > 0.05). However, at the final follow-up, VAS and ODI in PKP group were better than that in PVP (p < 0.05). Cement leakage, one of the most common complications, was less common in the PKP group than that in the PVP group (14.3% vs 45.0%, p < 0.05). And there was 1 case of adjacent vertebral fractures in both PKP and PVP (4.8% vs 5.0%, p > 0.05), which showed no statistical difference, and there were no severe complications recorded.

conclusionsFor stage III Kummell disease, both PKP and PVP can relieve pain effectively. Moreover, PKP can obtain more satisfactory reduction effects and less cement leakage than PVP. We suggested that PKP was more suitable for stage III Kummell disease without neurological deficit compared to PVP from a vertebral reduction point of view.

Indexed as

Fractures, CompressionKyphoplastyOsteoporotic FracturesSpinal FracturesSpondylosisVertebroplastyBlood Loss, SurgicalBone CementsHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBone CementsKummell’s diseaseOVCFPKPPVP

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