Department of Neurological Surgery, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Research Article
Early-Onset Anterior Endplate Fractures of Adjacent Vertebras in Balloon Kyphoplasty and SpineJack®
Author(s): Kuan-Nien Chou, Ming-Hsuan Chung, Peng-Wei Wang and Da-Tong Ju*
Background: Vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) occur most commonly on the thoracolumbar junction, which are the most vulnerable biomechanical
regiments at the thoracolumbar junction between the thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis. Percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are currently
the primary minimally invasive surgical treatments for thoracolumbar VCFs. The principal aim of this study is to compare the clinical efficacies of percutaneous
balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) and SpineJack® (SJ) techniques in the treatment of thoracolumbar VCFs by evaluating the risk factors for early-onset adjacent level
fractures (ALFs) over a 6 month follow-up.
Methods: A total of 106 patients with thoracolumbar (T11-L2) VCFs, treated with kyphoplasty techniques (64 with BKP and 42 with SJ), were enrolled in
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DOI:
10.4172/2329-6895.11.2.542
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