The ANVCFV score system: assessment for the probability of new vertebral compression fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty in patients with vertebral compression fractures

Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Iranian Patients with Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures

Background: Osteoporotic compression vertebral fractures are common clinical problems. In those with refractory fractures, percutaneous cement augmentation has been suggested. The aim of this study was to evaluate the functional outcome of percutaneous vertebroplasty in Iranian patients with refractory osteoporotic fractures. Methods: We retrospectively studied 37 osteoporotic fractures in 28 p...

Percutaneous vertebroplasty in Moroccan patients with vertebral compression fractures

Incidence of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) is increasing due to the increase in human life expectancy and prevalence of osteoporosis. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) has become a widely used alternative treatment for symptomatic VCFs refractory to medical therapy. It is a minimally invasive technique involving injection most frequently of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) directly into t...

Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures

One hundred and fifty-six patients with 263 compression fractures and suffering from disabling back pain refractory to analgesic therapy were treated and included in this study. The age of the subjects ranged from 42 to 94 years (mean age: 72.8), and medical treatment period ranged from one to twelve months. The technique involves the percutaneous puncture of the involved vertebra via a transpe...

Combined with Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures

Percutaneous vertebroplasty in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: our initial experience.

OBJECTIVE To see the safety and efficacy of Percutaneous vertebroplasty in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. METHODS This study was conducted at the Department of Neurosurgery, Liaquat National Hospital (LNH) Karachi, Pakistan. Patients with osteoporotic compression vertebral fractures, not responding to conservative treatment and having localized overlying tenderness and MRI evid...