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- The study evaluated the safe triangular working zone (STWZ) technique in percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) for patients with spinal metastases affecting the posterior vertebral body.
- A total of 87 patients were divided into two groups: 49 receiving the STWZ approach and 38 undergoing the traditional method, with outcomes measured in terms of cement filling success, pain relief, and tumor recurrence.
- Results demonstrated that the STWZ approach had a higher success rate in cement filling and a lower tumor recurrence rate compared to the traditional method, indicating it may offer a safer alternative for treatment.
Article Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to assess the technical feasibility, efficacy, and safety of the safe triangular working zone (STWZ) approach applied in percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) for spinal metastases involving the posterior part of the vertebral body.
Materials And Methods: We prospectively enrolled 87 patients who underwent PV for spinal metastasis involving the posterior part of the vertebral body, with or without the STWZ approach, from January 2019 to April 2022. Forty-nine patients (27 females and 22 males; mean age ± standard deviation [SD], 57.2 ± 11.6 years; age range, 31-76 years) were included in group A (with STWZ approach), accounting for 54 vertebrae. Thirty-eight patients (18 females and 20 males; 59.1 ± 10.9 years; 29-81 years) were included in group B (without STWZ approach), accounting for 57 vertebrae. Patient demographics, procedure-related variables, and pain relief as assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS) were collected at different time points. Tumor recurrence in the vertebrae after PV was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier curves.
Results: The STWZ approach was successful from T1 to L5 without severe complications. Cement filling was satisfactory in 47/54 (87.0%) and 25/57 (43.9%) vertebrae in groups A and B, respectively ( < 0.001). Cement leakage was not significantly different between groups A and B ( = 1.000). Mean VAS score ± SD before and 1 week and 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after PV were 7.6 ± 1.8, 4.2 ± 2.0, 2.7 ± 1.9, 1.9 ± 1.5, 1.7 ± 1.4, 1.7 ± 1.1, and 1.6 ± 1.3, respectively, in group A and 7.2 ± 1.7, 4.0 ± 1.3, 3.4 ± 1.6, 2.4 ± 1.2, 1.8 ± 1.0, 1.4 ± 0.5, and 1.7 ± 0.9, respectively, in group B. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a lower tumor recurrence rate in group A than in group B ( = 0.001).
Conclusion: The STWZ approach may represent a new, safe, alternative/auxiliary approach to target the posterior part of the vertebral body in the PV for spinal metastases.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9434739 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2021.0914 | DOI Listing |
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