The Clinical Outcomes of Kyphoplasty for the Treatment of Malignant Vertebral Compression Fractures / 대한통증학회지
The Korean Journal of Pain
; : 197-201, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that can stabilize osteoporotic and neoplastic vertebral fractures. We retrospectively evaluated the clinical outcomes of kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures in cancer patients. METHODS: We reviewed the clinical data of 27 cancer patients who were treated with kyphoplasty (55 vertebral bodies) between May 2003 and Feb 2008. The clinical parameters, using a visual analog 10 point scale (VAS) and the mobility scores, as well as consumption of analgesic, were evaluated preoperatively and at 1 week after kyphoplasty. RESULTS: A total 55 cases of thoracic and lumbar kyphoplasties were performed without complications. The mean age of the patients was 66 years. All the patients experienced a significant improvement in their subjective pain and mobility immediately after the procedures. The pain scores (VAS), mobility scores and other functional evaluations using the Oswestry disability score and the SF-36 showed significant differences between the pre- and postoperational conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Kyphoplasty is an effective, minimally invasive procedure that can relieve the pain of patients with vertebral compression fractures and these fractures are the result of metastasis.
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Main subject:
Retrospective Studies
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Fractures, Compression
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Kyphoplasty
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Pain
Year:
2008
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Article