ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous vertebroplasty is clinically performed mainly through unilateral and bilateral pedicle approaches and unilateral pedicle extrapedicle approach. However, there are still disputes on the clinical effect and complications of the three approaches. OBJECTIVE: To compare the clinical effect of percutaneous vertebroplasty in the treatment of thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures among three approaches. METHODS: Seventy-eight patients with thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures who received treatment in Hainan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China between January 2016 and January 2018 were included in this study. These patients consisted of 30 males and 48 females and were aged 40-71 years. Twenty patients received bone cement perfusion through the unilateral pedicle approach (unilateral pedicle group), 35 patients received bone cement perfusion through the bilateral pedicle approach (bilateral pedicle group), and 23 patients received bone cement perfusion through the unilateral pedicle extrapedicle approach (unilateral pedicle extrapedicle group). Bone cement perfusion volume and cement leakage rate were recorded. All patients were followed up for 1 year. The Visual Analogue Scale score, Oswestry Disability Index, vertebral height reconstruction rate, Cobb angle improvement, patient satisfaction and complications were compared among the three groups. This study was approved by the Hospital Ethics Committee, Hainan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China (approval No. HKL20151203). RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Bone cement perfusion volume in the bilateral pedicle group was significantly lower than that in the unilateral pedicle and unilateral pedicle extrapedicle groups (P 0.05). At 1 year after surgery, Visual Analogue Scale score and Oswestry Disability Index were significantly lower than those before surgery in each group (P < 0.05). (3) Cement leakage rate in the bilateral pedicle group was significantly lower than that in the unilateral pedicle and unilateral pedicle extrapedicle groups (P < 0.05). Cement leakage rate in the unilateral pedicle extrapedicle group was significantly lower than that in the unilateral pedicle group (P < 0.05). (4) The fracture rate of adjacent vertebral bodies in the bilateral pedicle group was significantly lower than that in the unilateral pedicle group (P < 0.05). (5) These results suggest that three approaches of vertebroplasty and bone cement injection for treatment of thoracolumbar vertebral compression fractures can achieve better clinical efficacy. Bilateral pedicle approach can significantly reduce the incidence of cement leakage and adjacent vertebral fractures compared with the unilateral pedicle approach and unilateral pedicle extrapedicle approach.
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the reason of fracture internal fixation of locking plates and conventional plate in the treatment of femoral fractures.Methods A total of 198 patients with femoral fracture taken plate fixation were selected as our subjects.Of which,the locking plate were used in 87 cases served as control group and 111 cases had traditional plate fixation served as study group.Fracture fixation rate in patients were follow-up and the reasons for broken were analyzed.Results Fracture fixation occurred 5 cases (4.5％,5/111) in the locking plate,and 3 cases (3.4％,3/87) in traditional plate,and the difference was not significant (x2 =0.053,P =0.987).Fracture reason included plate fracture (4 cases),fracture of screws (2 cases) and plate fracture complicated with breakage of screw (2 cases).Iatrogenic factors lead fracture fixation was 30.0％ (3/10),significantly higher in patients with rehabilitation exercises errors (6.9％,2/29; x2 =3.851 ; P =0.046).Both iatrogenic factors and rehabilitation exercises errors caused fracture fixation rate was 100％.Conclusion Iatrogenic factors combined rehabilitation exercises error was the main reasons in fracture fixation.We should properly choose fixation methods and correctly guide the postoperative functional exercise for patients.