JIANG Xiaobing,MO Ling,LIANG De.The effect of distribution of bone cement in the fracture lines on the outcome of percutaneous vertebroplasty[J].Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord,2014,(2):144-149.
The effect of distribution of bone cement in the fracture lines on the outcome of percutaneous vertebroplasty
Received:September 08, 2013  Revised:November 06, 2013
English Keywords:Percutaneous vertebroplasty  Bone cement diffusion  Osteoporosis vertebral compression fracture  Fracture line  Kyphosis
Fund:2012年卫生部资助项目(编号:W2012ZT07)
Author NameAffiliation
JIANG Xiaobing Department of Spine Surgery, the 1st Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510405, China 
MO Ling 广州中医药大学第一附属医院脊柱骨科 510405 广州市 
LIANG De 广州中医药大学第一附属医院脊柱骨科 510405 广州市 
张顺聪  
杨志东  
姚珍松  
晋大祥  
丁金勇  
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English Abstract:
  【Abstract】 Objectives: To evaluate the effect of distribution of bone cement in the fracture lines on the outcome of percutaneous vertebroplasty(PVP). Methods: 45 patients were analyzed retrospectively in this study, all cases were diagnosed as thoracolumbar osteoporosis vertebral compressional fracture(OVCF) and treated by PVP(T10-L2) from September 2009 to December 2011. There were 14 males and 31 females, with a mean age of 72.18 years(53-88ys), the average duration was 17.36d(2h-4m). The distritution of vertebral fracture lines was determined based on preoperative CT or MRI. According to the relationship between bone cement and fracture lines in postoperative X-ray or CT, patients were allocated to group A(n=30): bone cement diffusing into fracture line sufficiently, and group B(n=15): bone cement diffusing into fracture line insufficiently or absently. VAS, ODI and local kyphotic Cobb angle at preoperation, 3 days after the operation and the last follow-up as well as the complication were compared between two groups. Results: PVP were performed successfully in all patients without severe complication. The baseline characters except the BMD showed no significant difference between two groups. VAS and ODI scores after operation improved significantly compared with preoperative ones in both groups(P<0.05). Compared with preoperation, VAS and ODI at 3 days after surgery of group A was higher than those of group B(VAS: 5.03±1.33 vs 3.53±1.13, ODI: 26.17±2.10 vs 24±2.03, P<0.05), but there was no significant difference between two groups at the last follow-up(P>0.05). The local kyphotic Cobb angle at 3 days after operation in two groups decreased significantly compared with preoperative ones(P<0.05). There was no significant difference between 3 days after operation and the last follow-up in group A(P>0.05). However, in group B, the local kyphotic cobb angle at the last follow-up was significantly higher than that at 3 days after surgery(P<0.05). Loss of correction in group A was significantly lower than that in group B(1.08°±0.38° vs 3.58°±0.37°, P<0.05). 8 cases in group A and 6 cases in group B presented asymptomatic bone cement leakagerespectively, with a total leakage rate of 31.1%. Conclusions: PVP is an effective therapy for thoracolumbar OVCF due to its pain relief and function recovery. Insufficient bone cement distribution in the fracture lines may affect the short-term clinical outcome, furthermore, it may be a risk factor to induce progressive kyphotic deformity.
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