BACKGROUND: Vertebral compression fracture usually occurs in old age population with osteoporosis. Due to severity of pain, quality of life
becomes very poor. During the study period 67 patients fullling the eligibility cri METHODS: teria underwent vertebroplasty/ kyphoplasty/
cement augmented screw xation/ hybrid procedures were included. Short term and long term benets /side effects were evaluated in all patients.
Patients were evaluated on visual analogue score and modied ranking scale. RESULTS: Vertebroplasty was performed in 26(38.8%) whereas
kyphoplasty, cement augmented screw xation and hybrid procedure were performed in 18(26.8%), 17(25.4%) and 6(9.0%) respectively.
Signicant pain relief occurred in all patients which were evaluated by Visual Analogue Scale. Quality of life also improved which was evaluated
with Modied Rankin Scale. In our study, complications which occurred were local cement leak, hematoma formation, infection in 8 (11.9%),
3(4.5%) and 2(3.0%) patients respectively. Use of biological cement has revolutionized CONCLUSION: the management of vertebral
compression fracture. Both vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures which are minimal invasive, almost cure the non infective pathological
fractures with instant pain relief and very low procedure related morbidity. In cases requiring xation, cement augmentation signicantly improves
the purchase of the screw and makes the construct more reliable. Hybrid technique helps to prevent extensive long level xation.
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