Table of

OBJECTIVE To review the evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). CLINICAL NEED Vertebral compression fractures are one of the most common types of osteoporotic fractures. They can lead to chronic pain and spinal deformity. They are caused when the vertebral body (the thick block of bone at the fron...

vii. 55. Lemke DM. Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for treatment of painful osteoporotic compression fractures. J Am Acad Nur Prac. 2005;

Table of

A 26-year-old female patient suffered from intermittent back pain for 4 years and a fall from bicycle aggravated the symptom. Physical and imaging examinations revealed the diagnosis of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia in McCune-Albright syndrome. No neurological symptom was found. A vertebral fracture was seen at the eighth thoracic body. Percutaneous kyphoplasty was performed at the fractured le...

Table of

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are 2 minimally invasive spine augmentation procedures currently used in the management of vertebral compression fractures. Our aim was to examine the NIS data base to identify trends in spine augmentation procedures over time. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients were identified from the NIS data base by using primary diagnosis codes (ICD-9-pat...