ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the short-term clinical efficacy of percutaneous kyphoplasy in treating aged patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in a field comprehensive operation rescue shelter at the disaster site.Methods The clinical data of 43 aged patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (51 diseased vertebrae in total),who received treatment during the period from April 2013 to August 2016 in a field comprehensive operation rescue shelter at the disaster site,were retrospectively analyzed.After injury,the patients were immediately sent to the field comprehensive operation rescue shelter,which was developed by authors' institute,to receive percutaneous kyphoplasy.The average operation time,preoperative and postoperative pain visual analogue scale (VAS) scores,the manifestations of Cobb'angle of the corresponding segment that was determined on lateral radiography,and the changes in anterior,middle and posterior height of the vertebrae were documented.Results The average operation time was (52.34±14.76) min.The postoperative VAS scores were significantly decreased when compared to the preoperative ones (P＜0.01).After percutaneous kyphoplasy,the Cobb'angle of the coresponding segment of injured vertebrae was obviously improved (P＜0.01),moreover,the anterior,middle and posterior height of the injured vertebrae was remarkably restored (P＜0.01).Conclusion In treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in aged patients,percutaneous kyphoplasy,that is used as an emergency treatment and is carried out in a field comprehensive operation rescue shelter,is quite effective.This treatment can reliably relieve the severe pain caused by compression fracture and improve the prognosis as well.