Kyphoplasty

Incidence of adjacent vertebral fractures in patients treated with balloon kyphoplasty: two years’ prospective follow-up

“…Furthermore, in a recently published systematic review, the incidence of cement leakage after balloon kyphoplasty was reported to be 7% (6); for vertebroplasty this number varies between 2 and 67% (7,10,28,38,42). In our study, we detected PMMA cement leakage in nine of 67 vertebral bodies (13.4%), but these did not have any clinical relevance.…”

Percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for the stand‐alone augmentation of osteoporosis‐induced vertebral compression fractures: Present status and future directions

“…[7][8][9] The incidence of this phenomenon in VP has been put at between 9 and 72% of cases, 56,57 while, in KP, it is between 2 and 13.5% of cases. 58,59 (It has been suggested that this incidence might be higher if it was determined using a more precise method, such as computed tomography scans, rather than fluoroscopy or X-rays. 60 ) Many clinical sequelae of cement extravasation have been reported, including asymptomatic response, 61 pulmonary embolism, 62,63 and cerebral artery embolization.…”

Percutaneous Cement Injection into a Created Cavity for the Treatment of Vertebral Body Fracture

“…However, measurements of injection pressures during cement administration have not been adequately addressed for kyphoplasty and investigated only ex vivo for conventional PV. 5,42 Kyphoplasty is more labor-intensive than conventional PV, requiring 30 to 45 minutes per level in very experienced hands. 43 The average procedure time per level for conventional PV is 20 minutes.…”