[Effectiveness of vertebroplasty in painful chronic osteoporotic vertebral fractures. A report of 5 patients]. / Eficacia de la vertebroplastia en fracturas vertebrales crónicas sintomáticas debidas a osteoporosis. Estudio de 5 pacientes.
Med Clin (Barc)
; 140(3): 115-8, 2013 Feb 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:
Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) has been successfully used in the treatment of pain related to osteoporotic vertebral fractures refractory to medical therapy, especially in the treatment of acute factures. However, the effectiveness of this therapeutic approach in the treatment of painful chronic vertebral fractures is less clear. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
In this report we evaluate the short and long-term effectiveness in pain relief of PVP in a group of 5 patients with pain related to chronic osteoporotic vertebral fractures without bone marrow edema (BME) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). All patients were followed during one year, assessing analgesic use, pain evolution (on a 10-point visual analog scale [VAS]), new vertebral fractures and other clinical complications. Seven procedures were performed in the 5 patients.RESULTS:
All patients reported substantial improvement in back pain 2 weeks after the procedure, with a mean decrease of 53% in the VAS. However, one year after PVP most patients (4 out 5) worsened, achieving similar VAS scores to those obtained at baseline. No additional vertebral fractures or other clinical complications were observed.CONCLUSION:
The present cases suggest that the long-term effectiveness of PVP in the treatment of painful chronic vertebral fractures without BME on MRI is scarce.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Osteoporosis
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Vértebras Torácicas
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Fracturas de la Columna Vertebral
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Dolor de Espalda
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Vertebroplastia
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Fracturas Espontáneas
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Vértebras Lumbares
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Med Clin (Barc)
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article