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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-11
pubmed:abstractText
Percutaneous vertebroplasty has become an efficient technique for the treatment of painful vertebral fractures. Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures are characterized by severe back pain and immobilization causing other complications like thrombosis or pneumonia. Vertebral cement augmentation provides increased strength of the vertebral body and an obvious pain relief. Between 1989 and 2004, 30 studies and a total of 2,086 treated patients have been published in literature. A review of these studies has been performed. The number and age of the patients, number of treated vertebrae, pre- and postoperative outcome of pain and complications of the different studies were assessed and analyzed. Percutaneous vertebroplasty is an efficient technique with low complication rates and a significant reduction in pain. It rapidly improves the mobility and quality of life of patients with vertebral compression fractures. With an increasing number of treated patients, experience with this interventional technique has become excellent. But still there are no randomized controlled trials available, showing that percutaneous vertebroplasty has a significantly better outcome than other treatment options, especially after a long-term follow-up.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0938-7994
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
998-1004
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Bone Cements, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Clinical Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Fluoroscopy, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Fractures, Compression, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Fractures, Spontaneous, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Lumbar Vertebrae, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Orthopedic Procedures, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Osteoporosis, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Pain Measurement, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Spinal Fractures, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Thoracic Vertebrae, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Tomography, X-Ray Computed, pubmed-meshheading:16395532-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Percutaneous vertebroplasty in the therapy of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a critical review.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60596, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Meta-Analysis