Application of percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in thoracic and lumbar osteoporotic burst fractures

Abstract:

Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) are currently widely used in osteoporosis com-pression spinal fractures. However, the techniques were once regarded as absolute surgical contraindications for burst fractures involv-ing the posterior wall of the vertebral body or with canal occupation. Osteoporotic vertebral burst fractures (OVBF) often occur in middle-aged and elderly patients. This question whether the patients with OVBF can benefit from PVP and PKP like patients with osteoporotic compression fractures (OVCF) makes more and more scholars at home and abroad begin to study it, through which, they hope to clarify the risks and benefits of this technique in patients with OVBF. In this paper, we mainly review the efficacy and safety of the technique in OVBF in recent ten years.