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  • Osteoporotic fractures, particularly spinal compression fractures, are prevalent in the elderly and can lead to complications like kyphosis and balance issues.
  • Conservative treatments have limitations, often resulting in further complications, whereas minimally invasive surgeries like percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and kyphoplasty (PKP) offer effective pain relief and quicker recovery.
  • The study highlights that both PVP and PKP improve pain and restore vertebral height, but PKP is found to be more effective and safer, with postoperative complications linked to factors like age and bone mineral density.

Article Abstract

Osteoporotic fractures are a common type of fractures in the elderly, among which spinal compression fractures are more common. After the occurrence of fractures, due to the compression and burst of the vertebral body, this will lead to local kyphosis deformity and even affect the balance of the sagittal spine. In the past, conservative treatments were used for osteoporotic spinal compression fractures. Although it can relieve pain symptoms, it can easily lead to complications such as aggravation of osteoporosis and deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities. At present, percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) are the main clinical surgical treatments, both of which are minimally invasive surgery, short operation time, effective pain relief, and rapid postoperative recovery. Although both of them are effective, there is still controversy over the efficacy of both in the treatment of osteoporotic spinal compression fractures. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of PVP and PKP in the treatment of elderly osteoporotic spinal compression fractures and to analyze the related factors that affect the occurrence of postoperative complications. The results show that both PVP and PKP can effectively improve the pain and dysfunction of elderly patients with osteoporotic spinal compression fracture, restoration of vertebral height, and correct kyphosis, but PKP has better effect and higher safety and is worth promoting. Postoperative complications of patients are related to their age, bone mineral density, use of hormones, and antiosteoporosis treatment.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8426060PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/1599470DOI Listing

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