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Curved Unilateral Kyphoplasty Comparable to Bilateral Kyphoplasty in Vertebral Compression Fractures

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August 2021

Curved Unilateral Kyphoplasty Comparable to Bilateral Kyphoplasty in Vertebral Compression Fractures

Vol: 66| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison of percutaneous curved kyphoplasty and bilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a randomized controlled trial

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2021 Jun 26;22(1): 588.

Contributing Authors:
C Wang Y Zhang W Chen SL Yan KJ Guo S Feng

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Synopsis

Seventy two patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) were randomized to receive bilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) (n=36) or unilateral percutaneous curved kyphoplasty (PCKP) (n=36). Outcomes of interest included surgical and intraoperative fluoroscopic time, radiographic measures, complications and pain and disability scores. The surgical and intraoperative fluoros...

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