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Vertebra compression fracture (VCF) |
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(B) Kyphoplasty
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In Kyphoplasty
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Guide a balloon catheter into the fractured vertebra and inflate it with a liquid under pressure. |
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As the balloon is inflated, it can help to restore the collapse in the vertebra and can correct abnormal wedging of the broken vertebra. |
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Deflate and remove the balloon after it is maximally inflated, and fill with bone cement in the cavity. |
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The cement then hardens in place and maintain the correction of collapse and wedging. |
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Both techniques are successful about 90% of relieving the pain of fractured vertebrae. There are, however, some potential server risks and complications
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| Potential Risks and Complications of Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty |
There are some significant risks in these cement injection procedures (some typical and serious risks are as bellow) , hence, patients and doctors should make careful decisions when they consider whether to take these procedures.
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Along with injection and before final hardening, leakage of cement out of the vertebra is the most common complication. |
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If the cement leaks back into the spinal canal, it can compress the spinal cord and nerves, and then cause new pain and neurological problems. |
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There are a few cases of pulmonary embolism of the lungs and even death associated with these procedures. |
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Before Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty were available the gold standard for a compression fracture was west, time and medications. Compression fractures have a high rate of success in terms of healing although it may take a while (about three months). Generally, most clinicians will wait to see if the fracture will heal on its own, although it may need about three months to heal. If the patient, however, is in so much pain that he or she cannot function, Kyphoplasty or Vertebroplasty surgery may be considered sooner.
Vesselplasty procedure overcomes these potential risks and complications caused by Vertebroplasty and kyphonplasty procedures, making it possible to adopt active surgeries to relieve continuous and unlimited pain caused by vertebral fractures.
Reference:
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Darwono, A. B., “Vesselplasty as an Alternative to Kyphoplasty,” APOA Kuala Lumpur September 5-10, 2004. |
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Jerrrey M. Spivak, “Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty: Percutaneous Injection Procedures for Vertebral Fractures,” Spine-health.com |
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