| Literature DB >> 24976934 |
Fernando Ruiz Santiago1, Alicia Santiago Chinchilla1, Luis Guzmán Álvarez1, Antonio Luis Pérez Abela1, Maria Del Mar Castellano García1, Miguel Pajares López1.
Abstract
The aim of this review is to compare the effectiveness of percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty to treat pain and improve functional outcome from vertebral fractures secondary to osteoporosis and tumor conditions. In 2009, two open randomized controlled trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine questioned the value of vertebroplasty in treating vertebral compression fractures. Nevertheless, the practice of physicians treating these conditions has barely changed. The objective of this review is to try to clarify the most important issues, based on our own experience and the reported evidence about both techniques, and to guide towards the most appropriate choice of treatment of vertebral fractures, although many questions still remain unanswered.Entities:
Keywords: Kyphoplasty; Osteoporosis; Vertebral fracture; Vertebroplasty; spine metastasis
Year: 2014 PMID: 24976934 PMCID: PMC4072818 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i6.329
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Radiol ISSN: 1949-8470