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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2024

Analysis of adjacent vertebral fracture after percutaneous vertebroplasty: do radiological or surgical features matter?

Benqiang Tang, Liang Liu, Libin Cui, Yanhui Wang, Xin Yuan, Yadong Liu, Xueming Chen

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Article in 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, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prediction models for adjacent vertebral fractures after vertebral augmentation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.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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  2. Diagnostic value of an S1-normalized CT hounsfield unit ratio for identifying acute fractures in complex thoracolumbar osteoporotic deformities.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 · 2026
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  6. Development and validation of machine learning models for predicting the risk of refracture after percutaneous kyphoplasty in OVCF 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 · 2026
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benqiang Tang *Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua South Road, Touzhou District, Beijing, China.
Liang Liu *Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua South Road, Touzhou District, Beijing, China.
Libin CuiDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua South Road, Touzhou District, Beijing, China.
Yanhui WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua South Road, Touzhou District, Beijing, China.
Xin YuanDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua South Road, Touzhou District, Beijing, China.
Yadong LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua South Road, Touzhou District, Beijing, China.
Xueming ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua South Road, Touzhou District, Beijing, China. tangbenqiang2020@126.com.
Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo report the incidence and risk factors of adjacent vertebral fracture (AVF) after percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs). We focused to investigate effect of radiological or surgical features on AVF.

methodsAll patients with OVCFs who were treated with PVP between January 2016 and December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were followed up at least 12 months after procedure according to treatment protocol. AVF was defined as postoperatively recurrent intractable back pain and subsequently presence of fracture on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in adjacent levels. Clinical, radiological, and surgical factors potentially affecting occurrence of AVF were recorded and analyzed using univariate and multivariate analysis.

resultsTotally, 1077 patients with 1077 fractured vertebrae who underwent PVP were enrolled in the study, after inclusion and exclusion criteria were met. Mean follow-up time was 24.3 ± 11.9 months (range, 12-59 months). AVF was identified in 98 (9.1%) patients. Univariate analysis showed that seven significant factors related to AVF were older age, non-traumatic fracture, cortical disruption on anterior wall, cortical disruption on lateral wall, basivertebral foramen, type-B leakage and type-C leakage. In multivariate analysis, two clinical factors, older age (P = 0.031) and non-traumatic fracture (P = 0.002), were significantly associated with AVF. However, any radiological or surgical factor did not reach significance in final model analysis.

conclusionsIncidence of AVF after PVP in patients with OVCFs was 9.1% (98/1077). Older age and non-traumatic fracture were two clinical risk factors for AVF. Neither radiological nor surgical feature was significantly correlated with AVF.

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Fractures, CompressionOsteoporotic FracturesSpinal FracturesVertebroplastyBone CementsHumansRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeBone CementsAdjacent vertebral fractureOsteoporotic vertebral compression fracturesPercutaneous vertebroplastyRisk factors

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