scholarly journals Does time-to-surgery affect mortality in patients with acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures?

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Pfeifle ◽  
Petr Kohut ◽  
Jan-Sven Jarvers ◽  
Ulrich J. Spiegl ◽  
Christoph-Eckhard Heyde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Insurance ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Vertebral Compression Fractures ◽  
Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures ◽  
Compression Fractures ◽  
Time To Surgery ◽  
Hospitalization Time ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are common. An increase in mortality associated with osteoporotic VCFs has been well documented. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of time to surgery on 1-year survival in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Methods In a retrospective cohort study with prospective mortality follow-up, consecutive patients aged ≥ 60 years who had operative treatment of a low-energy fracture of a thoracolumbar vertebra and had undergone surgical stabilization between January 2015 and December 2018 were identified from our institutional database. By chart review, additional information on hospitalization time, comorbidities (expressed as ASA - American Society of Anesthesiologists Scale), complications and revision surgery was obtained. Time-to-surgery was defined as the time between admission and surgery. Mortality data was assessed by contacting the patients by phone, mail or the national social insurance database. Results Two hundred sixty patients (mean age 78 years, SD 7 years, range, 60 to 93; 172 female) were available for final analysis. Mean follow-up was 40 months (range, 12 to 68 months). Fifty-nine patients (22.7%) had died at final follow-up and 27/260 patients (10.4%) had died within 1 year after the surgery. Time-to-surgery was not different for patients who died within 1 year after the surgery and those who survived (p = .501). In-hospital complications were seen in 40/260 (15.4%) patients. Time-to-surgery showed a strong correlation with hospitalization time (Pearson’s r = .614, p < .001), but only a very weak correlation with the time spent in hospital after the surgery (Pearson’s r = .146, p = .018). Conclusions In contrast to patients with proximal femur factures, time-to-surgery had no significant effect on one-year mortality in geriatric patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Treatment decisions for these fractures in the elderly should be individualized.

scholarly journals Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty: complementary tecniques for the treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessio Lovi ◽  
Marco Teli ◽  
Alessandro Ortolina ◽  
Francesco Costa ◽  
Maurizio Fornari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Biopsy ◽  
Treatment Algorithm ◽  
Vertebral Compression Fractures ◽  
Intractable Pain ◽  
Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures ◽  
Compression Fractures ◽  
Complementary Techniques ◽  
Similar Good ◽  
A Prospective Study

OBJECTIVE: in a prospective study, we aimed to evaluate the potential use of kyphoplasty (KP) and vertebroplasty (VP) as complementary techniques in the treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). METHODS: after one month of conservative treatment for VCFs, patients with intractable pain were offered treatment with KP or VP according to a treatment algorithm that considers time from fracture (Ät) and amount of Vertebral Body Collapse (VBC). Bone biopsy was obtained intraoperatively to exclude patients affected by malignancy or osteomalacia. RESULTS: hundred and sixty-four patients were included according to the above criteria. Mean age was 67.6 years. Mean followup was 33 months. Ten patients (6.1%) were lost to follow-up and 154 reached the minimum two years follow-up. 118 (69.5%) underwent VP and 36 (30.5%) underwent KP. Complications affected five patients treated with VP, whose one suffered a transient intercostal neuropathy and four a subsequent VCF (two at adjacent level). Results in terms of VAS and Oswestry scores were not different among treatment groups. CONCLUSION: in conclusion, at an average follow-up of almost 3 years from surgical treatment of osteoporotic VCFs, VP and KP show similar good clinical outcomes and appear to be complementary techniques with specific different indications.

scholarly journals Intravertebral Vacuum Cleft and Its Varied Locations within Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: Effect on Therapeutic Efficacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (20;6) ◽  
pp. E979-E986
Author(s):  
Xiaobing Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Therapeutic Efficacy ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Cement Leakage ◽  
Vertebral Compression Fractures ◽  
Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures ◽  
Compression Fractures ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Previous studies have reported a high incidence of re-collapse of the augmented vertebrae after percutaneous vertebral augmentation (PVA) for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) with intravertebral vacuum cleft (IVC) during long-term followup. Previous IVC might be considered an important predisposing factor for re-collapse, but the prior studies could not find a significant correlation. Objective: To determine the incidence and distribution characteristics of IVCs and to further assess IVCs in their varied locations. To assess the long-term therapeutic efficacy of PVA for OVCFs with IVC. Study Design: A retrospective cohort study. Setting: Department of spinal surgery, an affiliated hospital of a medical university. Methods: A retrospective review was performed on 594 patients who underwent PVA to treat OVCFs from January 2010 to December 2013. Eighty-two patients with the IVC sign were enrolled in the study. The follow-up period was a minimum of 2 years. The difference between IVC and non-IVC patients was compared. Comparisons of the radiological and clinical findings at varied IVC locations were made pre-operatively and post-operatively (immediate, at one year, and at 2 years). Results: IVC incidence correlated with older patient age and severe demineralization. Other baseline parameters showed no significant differences. The rate of cement leakage and vertebral fracture was significantly lower in the IVC groups than in the non-IVC groups intraoperatively. There was no significant difference in the incidence of cement leakage or adjacent vertebral fractures between the 3 IVC groups. In the immediate postoperative period, all patients benefited from significant improvement in vertebral body height and kyphotic angle correction. However, significant re-collapse was observed at the 2-year post-operative followup for the IVC patients when compared to the non-IVC patients. Among the 3 IVC groups, the most severe re-collapse was observed with inferior endplate IVCs. Superior endplate IVCs and IVCs extending to both endplates demonstrated only mild re-collapse at the 2-year follow-up. Limitation: Due to the infrequency of this process, the number of patients with IVCs was small. Conclusion: PVA treatment was initially effective in all patients with OVCFs. However, significant re-collapse of the augmented vertebrae with IVCs, especially those with inferior endplate IVCs, was found with long-term follow-up.

scholarly journals Creation of a planned or central-clefted puncture combined with a second puncture during vertebroplasty to treat osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with large clefts

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Li ◽  
Yang Zhou ◽  
Min-yu Zhu ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Zheng-mao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cement Leakage ◽  
Vertebral Compression Fractures ◽  
Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures ◽  
Compression Fractures ◽  
Pain Scores ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Dispersion Patterns ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B

Abstract Background Cemented vertebrae frequently re-fracture after vertebroplasty to treat osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) with large clefts. We compared the efficacy of planned and central-clefted puncture, both followed by a second puncture, as treatments for OVCFs with large clefts. Methods We retrospectively studied 38 patients. 18 of whom underwent planned puncture (group A) and 20 central-clefted puncture (group B). A second puncture was performed when the initially injected cement was restricted to the cleft. We recorded a visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores, vertebral kyphotic angles (KAs), and compression ratios (CRs) preoperatively and at 2 days and 6 months postoperatively. We recorded the cement dispersion patterns and complications. Results Second punctures succeeded in 15/18 and 7/20 patients of groups A and B, respectively. At 2 days postoperatively, the VAS score, KA, and CR were significantly better than the preoperative values (P < 0.01); no significant difference was found between the two groups (P > 0.05). At the 6-month follow-up, all scores were poorer than at 2 days postoperatively (all P < 0.05), significantly more so in group B than group A (P < 0.05). Significant differences in terms of the cement dispersion patterns, and the cemented vertebral re-fracture and cement leakage rates, were observed between the two groups (all P < 0.05). Conclusion The two-puncture techniques were initially effective when treating large-clefted OVCFs. However, compared to the central-clefted puncture, the planned puncture improved the success rate of the second puncture, allowed better cement dispersion, and reduced the incidence of vertebral re-fracture during follow-up.

Unilateral Versus Bilateral Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures

2011 ◽  
Vol 393-395 ◽  
pp. 1064-1068 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Min Dai ◽  
Ya Min Tang
Keyword(s):  
Vertebral Body ◽  
Randomized Study ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Vertebral Compression Fractures ◽  
Clinical Effects ◽  
Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures ◽  
Vertebral Body Height ◽  
Compression Fractures ◽  
Cement Extravasation

Study Design A retrospective study of patients who underwent kyphoplasty at a single institute. Objective To examine and compare the safety and long-term radiographic and clinical effects of unilateral or bilateral kyphoplasty to treat symptomatic vertebral compression fractures (VCF). Summary of Background Data Kyphoplasty (KP) involves placement of inflatable bone tamp via unilateral and bilateral approaches. Few randomized study comparing the radiographic and clinical outcomes using unilateral and bilateral approaches was reported. Methods 50 patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCF) were allocated into two groups adopting unilateral or bilateral kyphoplasty. Preoperative and postoperative pain scores, Vertebral body height were compared and analyzed. Results Both unilateral and bilateral kyphoplasty resulted in significant pain reduction. Significant increases of midline vertebral body height were recorded for both groups after surgery and maintained for the period of follow-up. Asymptomatic cement extravasation occurred in 8 of 50 patients, and 2 patients developed additional fractures at untreated levels during the period of follow-up. Conclusions Both unilateral and bilateral KP can improve clinical effects of osteoporotic VCF and result in significant vertebral height restoration for at least 18 months after treatment.

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