Management of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures with Stentoplasty

Abdulrazzaq AlObaid, Islam Elsayed and Abdulaziz Al-Mutair
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Abdulaziz Al-Mutair: Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Alrazi Hospital, Kuwait

Orthopedics and Rheumatology Open Access Journals, 2017, vol. 6, issue 1, 25-31

Abstract: Vertebral compression fractures are frequent, and constitute a common and often debilitating feature of osteoporosis. The incidence of vertebral compression fractures rises with age [1,2]. Due to the increasing elderly population, the treatment of vertebral compression fractures is becoming more and more important. [3-7]. The objective in treating VCFs is the relief of pain and the restoration of spinal function utilizing a minimally invasive therapy. The ideal treatment should result in an immediate relief of fracture-related pain, a satisfying restoration of vertebral body height, and the correction of angular deformity [8-10]. Both vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty lead to immediate pain relief because the broken vertebra is stabilized and further deformity is prevented [9,11,12].

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/OROAJ.2017.06.555684

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