Vertebroplasty in the treatment of vertebral tumors (report of 19 cases)
ZHU Lin
LI Ning
ZHOU Yuan
ZHU Jian-hong
LIN Yi-xin
CHENG Hui-lin
Abstract：Objective To discuss the clinical application of vertebroplasty (VP) in the treatment of vertebral tumors. Methods The clinical data of 19 patients with vertebral tumors, of whom, 14 only underwent percutaneous VP for compression fracture and 5 open surgery for decompression and internal fixation and VP from June, 2012 to August, 2015, were analyzed retrospectively. The outcomes and complications were discussed. Results The percutaneous VP were carried out in 24 vertebras of 14 patients. The leakage of bone cement occurred in 6 vertebras of 6 patients undergoing percutaneous VP (6/24). Of 14 patients undergoing percutaneous VP, 11 received obvious relief of pain, 2 mild relief and 1 deterioration of pain 3 days after VP. The pain was significantly relieved after the operation in 5 patients undergoing the open surgery and VP. Conclusions The vertebroplasty, which was a minimally invasive, safe and effective method to relieve the pain induced by compression fractures in the patients with vertebral tumors, should be spread clinically.
Keywords：Vertebral tumorPainCompression fracturesVertebroplasty
Publication Date：2016-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 404-406 )