Pain reduction following vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
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ORIGINAL PAPER
Pain reduction following vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty Renbin Dong & Liang Chen & Tiansi Tang & Yong Gu & Zongping Luo & Qin Shi & Xuefeng Li & Qingsheng Zhou & Huilin Yang
Received: 20 October 2012 / Accepted: 26 October 2012 / Published online: 11 November 2012 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the clinical efficacy, especially the pain reduction, of vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs). Methods Eighty-six patients with OVCFs were treated with vertebroplasty or balloon kyphoplasty. All patients were followed up for seven–36 months. Visual analog scale (VAS), vertebral height, and local kyphotic angle were evaluated at pre-operation, postoperation, and final follow-up. Results The VAS pain score decreased significantly after surgery in both kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty groups (p
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