VERTEBROPLASTY

Abstract

Background: Vertebral fractures are the most common cause of osteoporotic fracture, more than 50% of women over 80 years of age have a fracture during the course of their lives. Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that reduces pain, restores vertebral height, and improves the general condition of the patient.
Objective: The objective of our study is to present the functional results of percutaneous vertebroplasty performed in our hospital, highlighting its advantages over conservative treatment and kyphoplasty.
Materials and methods: Retrospective study of 48 patients between August 1, 2016 and March 30, 2016.
2021. For the diagnosis, anteroposterior and lateral X-rays of the lumbar spine, CT and simple MRI of the spine were used, all operated with percutaneous vertebroplasty, all procedures were performed by the same surgical group. The evaluation of the results was made with the Oswestry scale.
Results: We had 100% success in the 58 vertebroplasties performed, representing a significant improvement in the functional status of the operated patients.
There was one patient with persistent post-surgical pain and one patient with extravasation of cement into the medullary canal without symptoms.
Conclusions: Vertebroplasty is a safe method for elderly patients, including patients with associated comorbidities, since it is a minimally invasive procedure, it improves the quality of life and the prognosis of the disease, as well as reducing mortality related to said diseases. diseases.