• Jigang Li, Tao Li, Qiuhong Ma, and Jianmin Li.
• Orthopedic Department, Shandong University Qilu Hospital, Wenhua Road 107, 250000, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China; Orthopedic Department, Zibo Central Hospital, Gongqingtuan Road 54, 255000, Zibo City, Shandong Province, China.
• J Orthop Sci. 2017 Sep 1; 22 (5): 811-815.

BackgroundPercutaneous vertebroplasty has been widely applied in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures over the past two decades. However as one of the major complications, the rate of cement leakage seems not to be decreased significantly. In this study, the rate of cement leakage was compared between two groups using two different cement injection cannulas. The purpose was to determine the efficacy of side-opening cannula on preventing cement leakage in vertebroplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted from January 2013 to December 2015. Totally 225 patients who received bilateral vertebroplasty due to osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures were included in the study. The patients were divided into test group who received vertebroplasty with side-opening cannulas and control group who received vertebroplasty with front-opening cannulas. The patients' medical records were reviewed to determine the bone marrow density, preoperative vertebral compression ratio, preoperative and postoperative VAS, operation time, volume of injected bone cement, rate of cement leakage. Post-operative X-rays and CT scans were utilized to assess the degree of Cement leakage. Comparisons between groups and clinical results on VAS in each group were analyzed with appropriate test.ResultsAll the patients were performed successfully without symptomatic complications. The back pain was significantly relieved after operation in both groups (P < 0.05). At 6 days and 6 months follow-up, there was no significant difference in the mean VAS score between the two groups (P > 0.05). The rate of cement leakage in the test group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05).ConclusionPercutaneous vertebroplasty with side-opening cannula is a safe and effective minimally invasive method in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, the rate of cement leakage can be significantly reduced by redirecting the cement flow.Copyright © 2017 The Japanese Orthopaedic Association. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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