2015
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-4035-2
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Safety and Clinical Effectiveness of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in the Elderly (≥80 years)

Abstract: • Post-PVP pain improvement was observed in 79.3 % of elderly patients. • PVP remains a safe technique in elderly patients. • No decompensation of comorbidity was observed in our series.

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“…In contrast, Macias-Hernandez et al concluded that percutaneous VP had no advantages over conservative treatment for pain and function in a group of women ≥ 60 years of age with osteoporosis (21). Moreover, Clarençonet et al recently suggested that VP remains a safe and effective technique for pain relief, independent of the underlying disease in patients ≥ 80 years of age (22).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In contrast, Macias-Hernandez et al concluded that percutaneous VP had no advantages over conservative treatment for pain and function in a group of women ≥ 60 years of age with osteoporosis (21). Moreover, Clarençonet et al recently suggested that VP remains a safe and effective technique for pain relief, independent of the underlying disease in patients ≥ 80 years of age (22).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) is an effective and currently widely used method for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF), the procedure was done usually under local anesthesia, and the patient was well tolerated [1]. Early studies have shown that patients could obtain promising clinical outcome of immediate pain relief and functional improvement, especially among the elderly [2][3][4][5][6]. However, there is still a very number of patients who were unsatisfied with the result after operation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Clarençon retrospectively analyzed the safety and clinical efficacy of PVP in 173 patients aged >80 years who had OVCFs. They found that 79.3% of the elderly patients attained pain relief after PVP and thus concluded that PVP is a safe treatment option for elderly patients [ 13 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%