Floating needle therapy for early postoperative analgesia after percutaneous vertebroplasty in lumbar compression fractures:a clinical application study
Cheng Ai
Li Xianglan
Tian Jie
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the analgesic effect of floating needle therapy in the early postoperative period following percutaneous vertebroplasty(PVP)for lumbar compression fractures.Methods Sixty patients diagnosed with lumbar com-pression fractures who underwent PVP in the ward of the Second Department of Orthopedics of our hospital between March 2023 and August 2024 were enrolled.They were assigned(using a random number table)into a control group(n=30),which received standard postoperative care,and an observation group(n=30),which received floating needle therapy in ad-dition to standard care.Clinical outcomes were compared between the two groups.Results Postoperatively,the observation group demonstrated significantly lower Visual Analog Scale(VAS)pain scores and fewer tender points,as well as signifi-cantly higher lumbar function indices,compared with the control group(P<0.05).Both groups showed significant im-provements in VAS scores and tender point counts from pre-to post-treatment(P<0.05).Japanese Orthopaedic Associa-tion(JOA)scores also improved significantly in both groups after treatment(P<0.05),with the observation group achie-ving higher postoperative scores than the control group(P<0.05).The incidence of adverse events such as rash or itching did not differ significantly between groups(P>0.05).Conclusion In patients undergoing PVP for lumbar compression fractures,floating needle therapy provides effective early postoperative analgesia,improves lumbar function,and has high safety profiles,with favorable clinical outcomes.
Keywords：Floating needle therapyLumbar compression fracturePercutaneous vertebroplastyEarly analgesia
Publication Date：2024-12-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 81-84 )