Kyphoplasty using an enhanced balloon expander: an experimental study / 南方医科大学学报
Journal of Southern Medical University
;
(12): 705-710, 2006.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-282939
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To test the efficacy of kyphoplasty using an enhanced balloon expander in restoring the height of vertebral compression fractures (OVCF).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Fifteen lumbar vertebral bodies (L1-L5) were harvested from 3 young male fresh cadavers and separated into individual vertebral bodies with the bilateral pedicles of the vertebral arch removed. Before operation, plain X-ray films of all the vertebral bodies were obtained. All the vertebral bodies were compressed lengthwise to approximately 80% of their original heights using a universal material-testing machine to result in compression fractures. Post-compression vertebral bodies were then repaired using an enhanced balloon expander, and the delivery of the bone cement into the vertebral bodies was observed. The heights of the anterior and posterior borders of the vertebral bodied were measured before and after compression as well as after kyphoplasty.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The inflation of the balloon expander averaged 2.95-/+0.18 ml and the pressure was 122.67-/+27.89 psi (1 psi=6895 Pa). Kyphoplasty resulted in significant restoration of the vertebral body height lost due to the compression (P<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Kyphoplasty using an enhanced balloon expander may restore vertebral body height damaged by compression and correct the kyphotic deformity. The balloon expander can be a effective and economic choice for kyphoplasty for its relatively low cost.</p>
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Main subject:
General Surgery
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Wounds and Injuries
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Bone Cements
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Cadaver
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Catheterization
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Tissue Expansion Devices
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Spinal Fractures
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Fractures, Compression
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Vertebroplasty
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Lumbar Vertebrae
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Southern Medical University
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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