ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the clinical effect of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in the treatment of old unstable osteoporotic vertebral fracture.Methods Twenty cases of old unstable osteoporotic single vertebral body fracture were divided into the stable group and unstable group according to the imaging results,10 cases in each group.PVP was performed in all 20 cases.The VAS scores of waist bending activity at preoperative 30 min,postoperative 6 h,3,30 d were observed.The changes of anterior edge height of spinal body in the injured vertebral segment of erect position and horizontal position were compared before and after operation.Results The VAS score of waist bending at preoperative 30 min had statistical difference between the two groups (P＜0.05).Compared with at preoperative 30 min,the VAS scores at postoperative observation points in the two groups were significantly decreased with statistical difference (P＜0.05).The VAS scores at postoperative 6 h,3,30 d had no statistical difference between the two groups(P＞0.05).The changes of posterior edge height of spinal body in the stable groups had no statistical difference before and after operation (P＞0.05);the anterior edge height of spinal body after treatment in the unstable group were significantly changed compared with before operation,and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion Preoperative pain in the patients with unstable osteoporotic vertebral fracture is more obvious than that in the patients with stable osteoporotic vertebral fracture.But all have similar effect after PVP therapy;the postoperative height in unstable osteoporotic vertebral fracture can obtain a certain recovery after PVP.