ArticleFrontiers in surgery2024
Comparison of the clinical effect of unilateral transverse process extrapedicular and bilateral transpedicular percutaneous kyphoplasty for thoracolumbar osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture.
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- Unilateral extrapedicular versus unilateral and bilateral transpedicular approaches in percutaneous vertebral augmentation for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: A meta-analysis.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Modified versus conventional percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture treatment: a systematic review and pilot meta-analysis.Archives of osteoporosis · 2025Pooled it
- In-depth meta-analysis: unilateral PKP demonstrates significant advantages in treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures-an expanded RCT study with GRADE scoring.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Unilateral extrapedicular vs. bilateral transpedicular percutaneous kyphoplasty in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: an exploratory systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Warning line for preventing bone cement leakage in surgery involving percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Osteoporosis vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) are common with the aging process. This study aimed to compare the effects of unilateral transverse process extrapedicular (UEPKP) and bilateral transpedicular percutaneous kyphoplasty (BTPKP) for patients with thoracolumbar OVCF. Methods: Data from 136 patients with OVCF treated with single-level PKP in our hospital between May 2019 and April 2021 were studied. Patients were grouped based on surgical procedure: there were 62 patients in the UEPKP group and 74 in the BTPKP group. All clinical and radiological data were collected from medical records. Clinical outcomes, including visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores of the lumbar spine, were evaluated preoperatively, postoperatively, and at the follow-up visit. The radiological evaluations (anterior vertebral height rate and local kyphosis angle) and complications were also collected. Results: All patients had successfully improved after surgery. In the UEPKP group, patients showed a significantly shorter operating time and lower fluoroscopy frequency than patients in the BTPKP group ( Conclusion: UEPKP could be a safe and effective alternative procedure for patients with thoracolumbar osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture, which possesses an apparent advantage in reducing intraspinal leakage and facet joint violation over BTPKP.
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