STUDY DESIGN A retrospective study of patients who underwent 1-3-level kyphoplasty procedures at a single institute. OBJECTIVE To examine and compare the effects of single and multilevel kyphoplasty procedures on local versus overall sagittal alignment of the spine. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Cement augmentation has been a safe and effective method in the treatment of symptomatic vertebral ...

OBJECT The current North American experience with minimally invasive vertebro- and kyphoplasty is largely limited to the treatment of benign osteoporotic compression fractures. The objective of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of these procedures for painful vertebral body (VB) fractures in cancer patients. METHODS The authors reviewed a consecutive group of cancer patients (2...

Balloon kyphoplasty has been shown to be safe in treatment of vertebral compression fractures refractory to conservative management. However, few reports have focused on lateral wedging of cemented vertebra after kyphoplasty. A 72-year-old woman with a T12 osteoporotic compression fracture underwent kyphoplasty using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) via a bipedicular approach. The patient felt pai...

BACKGROUND Kyphoplasty has been proven to be an efficient method to relieve patient suffering from osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs). Because of its technological superiority, unilateral kyphoplasty consumes less operative time and bone cement than traditional bilateral kyphoplasty. However, there is controversy about which method is most efficient in the treatment of OVCFs. ...

Study design: A case report and review of literature. Objective: To discuss the implementation of a bilateral cannula venting technique to prevent perioperative mortality and morbidity related to kyphoplasty. Summary of background data: Several authors have suggested various recommendations for techniques to lower complications related to kyphoplasty, such as specific cement types, consistencie...

BACKGROUND Whether kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty is better for painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture is a widely debated issue. Studies on the comparison of the 2 approaches are relative limited and a wide variation exists in the patient population, study design, and results. These factors make it difficult for workers in this field to know the exact value of the 2 approaches. O...

Kyphoplasty provides a minimal-invasive surgical technique for the cement augmentation of vertebral bodies following osteoprotic compression fractures or malignant processes. Kyphoplasty has been developed as an advancement of vertebroplasty. Both procedures feature high-success rates in terms of reliable and lasting reduction of pain. Advantages of kyphoplasty over vertebroplasty are to be see...

Kyphoplasty is a minimal invasive technique with a low rate of complications. To the best of our knowledge, perforation of gastric wall following kyphoplasty has not been described yet. We present a case that was operated for radical resection of esophageal carcinoma eleven years ago and who underwent kyphoplasty after a recent sixth and seventh thoracic vertebral fracture was diagnosed. Afterw...

BACKGROUND Balloon kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of painful vertebral fractures, which is intended to reduce pain and improve quality of life. We assessed the efficacy and safety of the procedure. METHODS Adults with one to three acute vertebral fractures were eligible for enrolment in this randomised controlled trial at 21 sites in eight countries. We random...

Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are associated with increased mortality risk, but the association between surgical treatment and survivorship is unclear. We evaluated the mortality risk for VCF patients undergoing conservative treatment (nonoperated), kyphoplasty, and vertebroplasty. Survival of VCF patients in the 100% U.S. Medicare data set (2005-2008) was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier...