经皮椎体成形术治疗椎体压缩性骨折与血管瘤

目的总结经皮椎体成形术治疗疼痛性椎体压缩性骨折和症状性椎体血管瘤的临床经验,评估其治疗疗效。方法回顾性分析35例疼痛性椎体压缩性骨折和7例症状性椎体血管瘤的椎体成形术治疗,其中腰椎30例,胸椎10例,颈椎2例,40例采用单侧或双侧椎弓根入路,2例颈椎血管瘤采用颈椎前外侧入路。注射13%～20%的骨水泥,使骨水泥在椎体内分布、铸形。结果42例治疗都获得成功,注射骨水泥0.5～7mL。42例随访3～15个月,33例患者术后3个月疼痛完全缓解,7例明显缓解,2例有所缓解。42例疼痛评分和自理生活能力评分术后均显著下降(P<0.01)。无复发迹象。结论采用经皮椎体成形术治疗疼痛性椎体压缩性骨折及症状性椎体血管瘤是一种微创、安全、有效的治疗手段。     

经皮椎体成形术在椎体压缩骨折及椎体肿瘤治疗中的临床应用

目的 总结分析经皮椎体成形术(PVP)在骨质疏松性椎体压缩骨折及椎体肿瘤治疗中临床应用的疗效.方法 宣武医院神经外科2007年1月至2012年6月应用PVP治疗45例患者共62个病变椎体,随访时间点为术后24h、3、6、12、24及36个月,采用VAS、ODI评价其临床疗效,椎体前缘高度及Cobb角评估影像学结果.结果 平均随访时间(13.9±7.8)个月,术后24 h,患者VAS疼痛评分、ODI指数及Cobb角分别由术前(7.3±1.9)分、32.0±3.4和15.0°±2.3°降至术后(4.8±1.6)分、22.1±2.1和14.0°±1.9°(P＜0.05),椎体前缘高度由术前(16.0±1.8) mm升至(19.0±2.1)mm(P＜0.05).3～36个月随访期内,VAS评分、椎体前缘高度及Cobb角差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05).随访中约54％患者VAS评分维持在5分以内.结论 PVP是治疗骨折及肿瘤所致的椎体源性疼痛简单有效的微创疗法,临床疗效稳定.     

经皮椎体后凸成形术治疗严重骨质疏松性椎体压缩性骨折

目的 探讨经皮椎体后凸成形术治疗严重骨质疏松性椎体压缩性骨折的疗效。方法 2014年1月至2015年1月应用经皮椎体后凸成形术治疗严重骨质疏松性椎体压缩性骨折42例,分析手术前后Cobb's角、疼痛视觉模拟量表（VAS）评分、Oswestry功能障碍指数及骨折椎体高度变化。结果 术后椎体三柱高度显著大于术前（P<0.05）,而术后Cobb's角、VAS评分、Oswestry功能障碍指数均显著低于术前（P<0.05）。结论 经皮椎体后凸成形术治疗严重骨质疏松性椎体压缩性骨折,可以明显改善患者疼痛症状,恢复椎体高度,矫正后凸角度,有着较好的疗效。     

球囊扩张椎体后凸成形术治疗椎体压缩性骨折

随着人口的老龄化,骨质疏松症的发生率日渐增加。椎体压缩性骨折是骨质疏松症的主要并发症之一,由此引起难以忍受的背痛病例也呈上升趋势。服用药物、佩戴支具等姑息治疗效果不确切,且长期卧床会导致骨质进一步丢失,形成恶性循环;传统外科手术治疗创伤大,老年患者往往难以接受。1984年Galibert首先采用X线透视下,经皮穿刺椎体内注射骨水泥治疗侵袭性血管瘤取得满意效果。1994年Reiley在此基础上设计了通过球囊扩张来纠正后凸畸形的技术,     

经皮椎体成形术的初步临床应用

目的 缓解因腰椎、胸椎破坏引起的腰、背痛。方法 对3例病人实施经皮椎体成形术。结果 病人因腰椎、胸椎破坏所致的腰痛、背痛在术后明显缓解。结论 经皮椎体成形术具有缓解疼痛和重建椎骨生物机械强度的作用。     

经皮椎体后凸成形治疗中骨水泥渗漏对椎体高度恢复的影响

摘要 背景：将经皮椎体后凸成形通过球囊加压扩张在椎体内形成周围有相对致密松质骨的空腔,可有效降低骨水泥渗漏率,同时扩张的球囊有助于塌陷椎体的复位,矫正脊柱后凸畸形。 目的：回顾性分析手法复位后将经皮椎体后凸成形注入骨水泥治疗骨质疏松性椎体压缩骨折渗漏情况及对椎体高度恢复的影响。 方法：选择2008-02/2010-06华北石油总医院骨科行经皮椎体后凸成形治疗骨质疏松性椎体压缩骨折患者31例,41椎体。平均年龄69(53~82)岁。并于术前手法按压使腰部过伸复位。观察患者术后疼痛缓解、椎体高度恢复以及骨水泥渗漏情况。 结果与结论: 所有患者术后随访8~13(11.0±1.6)个月。患者视觉模拟疼痛评分由术前6.7±1.9下降至术后1.3±1.2,差异有显著性意义(P < 0.05)。椎体高度由术前(15.7±5.2) mm恢复至(20.2±4.5) mm,椎体高度显著恢复(P < 0.05)。发生骨水泥渗漏3例,均无明显临床症状。说明术前手法复位后经皮椎体后凸成形将骨水泥注入骨质疏松性椎体压缩骨折可以显著恢复椎体高度,止痛效果良好且无严重渗漏发生。 关键词：经皮椎体后凸成形;骨质疏松;骨质疏松性椎体压缩骨折;骨水泥;生物材料 doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2010.42.038     

经皮椎体成形器治疗椎体转移瘤和椎体压缩性骨折的体会

目的探讨Sky及Confidence椎体成形器治疗椎体转移瘤的初步疗效。方法应用以色列Disc-O-Tech公司生产的新型Sky及Confidence椎体成形器经皮单侧椎弓根进入椎体穿刺治疗椎体转移瘤17例共26个椎体,其中胸椎9例(16个椎体),腰椎8例(10个椎体)。结果所有病人疼痛均缓解,疼痛视觉模拟评分(visual analogue scale,VAS):术前(9.3±1.5),术后第1d(3.5±2.0)。6例行Sky扩张者椎体高度均有不同程度的恢复,平均3.1mm。椎体注入骨水泥量为3～6ml,骨水泥分布良好。2例发生轻微骨水泥渗漏(1例到椎间隙,1例到椎体前方)。本组无1例出现其他并发症或死亡。结论应用Sky及Confidence椎体器械采用的骨水泥具有黏度高,低温、显影清晰,工作时间长等优点。Sky撑开器可控性强,适用于椎体压缩较重但上下终板完好者。Confidence椎体器械适用于各种椎体肿瘤,尤其适用于椎体前壁有破坏者。二者均能有效降低并发症的发生率从而提高疗效,止疼效果确切,提高了患者的生活质量。     

骨质疏松性椎体压缩骨折患者经皮椎体成形注入黏丝期骨水泥后的再骨折

背景：目前经皮椎体成形术已成为治疗骨质疏松性椎体压缩骨折的首选方法,但其骨水泥注入后邻近椎体骨折并发症也在逐年增加,椎体成形过程中常采用黏丝期骨水泥注射,而骨水泥注射时状态可影响其在椎体内分布。 目的：回顾性分析骨质疏松性椎体压缩骨折经皮椎体成形注入黏丝期骨水泥后再骨折的原因。 方法：2006-07/2009-11对112例骨质疏松性椎体压缩骨折行经皮椎体成形术,术中DSA机透视引导下经单侧或双侧椎弓根入路,调配聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯骨水泥至黏丝期后经工作通道注入,并观察疗效。 结果与结论：每个椎体注入骨水泥2.4~6.0 mL,平均(3.40±1.02) mL。术中骨水泥渗漏至椎旁14例,椎间隙内15例。患者术后全部得到随访,随访时间6~15个月,平均(9.61±2.82)个月,未发现特殊的材料和宿主反应,29例患者疼痛再发,其中15例经MRI证实手术相邻椎体发生新鲜骨折,再次给予经皮椎体成形手术后疼痛症状缓解。结果提示经皮椎体成形注入黏丝期的骨水泥后应力集中、术中灌注剂渗漏椎间隙等综合因素增加了术后相邻椎体再次发生骨折的危险,寻找理想的骨水泥替代物将成为今后临床研究的方向。 关键词：骨水泥;骨质疏松性椎体压缩骨折;骨质疏松;经皮椎体成形术;生物材料 doi:10.3969/j.issn.1673-8225.2010.25.024     

经皮穿刺椎体成形术治疗骨质疏松脊椎压缩性骨折的护理体会

经皮穿刺椎体成形术是治疗老年骨质疏松脊椎压缩性骨折的一种新技术，具有创伤小、恢复快、住院日短、并发症少等优点。近年来越来越被老年患者所接受。我院通过对16例手术患者的护理。取得了较为满意的临床效果，现报告如下。     

骨质疏松性椎体骨折经皮后凸成形术的护理

我科自2004-08～2008-01采用PKP治疗骨质疏松性椎体骨折患者38例共45节椎体,取得良好治疗效果.现将护理情况总结如下. 1资料与方法 1.1 一般资料     

Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Pregnancy-Associated Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures

Osteoporosis is a worldwide problem and it mainly affects postmenopausal women. Osteoporosis associated with pregnancy or lactation is a rare condition. The incidence and mechanism of this phenomenon has not been clarified, but it can cause one or more vertebral compression fractures with severe, prolonged back pain in the affected women. We experienced this uncommon case, treated it with percutaneous vertebroplasty. A 35-old-woman visited our hospital with complaints of severe back pain and flank pain 2 months after normal vaginal delivery. She was diagnosed with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures on the T5, 8, 9 and 11 vertebral bodies and we performed percutaneous vertebroplasty on the T8, 9 and 11 vertebrae with a good result. We present here an unusual case of pregnancy-associated compression fractures treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty.     

Extreme Multi-Level Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Newly Developed Multiple Adjacent Compression Fractures

Osteoporotic patients who undergo percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) have the risk of a repeated collapse of their adjacent vertebral body due to alteration of load transfer into the adjacent vertebral body. The authors have experienced a rare case of repeated osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCF) resulting in extreme multi-level PVP. A 74-year-old female developed severe back pain after slipping down one month ago. Her X-ray and MR images indicated a T11 VCF. She underwent successful PVP with polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). Two weeks later, she returned to our hospital due to a similar back pain. Repeated X-ray and MR images showed an adjacent VCF on T12. A retrial of PVP was performed on T12, which provided immediate pain relief. Since then, repeated collapses of the vertebral body occurred 12 times in 13 levels within a 24-month period. Each time the woman was admitted to our hospital, she was diagnosed of newly developed VCFs and underwent repeated PVPs with PMMA, which finally eased back pain. Based on our experience with this patient, repeated multiple PVP is not dangerous because its few and minor complications. Therefore, repeated PVP can serve as an effective treatment modality for extreme-multi level VCFs.     

Analysis of Results Using Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for the Treatment of Avascular Necrosis of the Vertebral Body

Objective

Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the vertebral body is known as a relatively uncommon phenomenon in a vertebral compression fracture (VCF). The outstanding radiologic findings of AVN are intravertebral vacuum phenomenon with or without fluid collection. Several reports revealed that PVP or balloon kyphoplasty might be the effective treatment modalities for AVN. We also experienced excellent results when using PVP for the treatment of AVN of the vertebral body, and intend to describe the treatment''s efficacy in this report.

Methods

Thirty-two patients diagnosed with AVN of the vertebral body were treated with PVP. We measured the pre- and post-operative anterior body height and kyphotic angulation. The visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to determine the relief of back pain.

Results

The anterior body height (pre-operative : 1.49 cm, post-operative : 2.22 cm) and kyphotic angulation (pre-operative : 14.47 degrees, post-operative : 6.57 degrees) were significantly restored (p<0.001). VAS was improved from 8.9 to 3.7. Pseudoarthrosis was corrected in all cases, which was confirmed by dynamic radiographs. Fluid collection was found in sixteen cases and was aspirated with serous nature. No organism and tumor cell were noted.

Conclusion

PVP proved to be an effective procedure for the treatment of AVN of the vertebral body, which corrected dynamic instability and significantly restored the anterior body height and kyphotic angulation.     

Clinical Outcomes after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Pathologic Compression Fractures in Osteolytic Metastatic Spinal Disease

Objective

Percutaneous vertebroplasty (VP) can provide immediate stabilization in pathologic fractures of spinal tumors. However, long term follow-up data in cases of pathologic fractures are lacking. The authors report follow-up results of VP in 185 pathologic fractures of 102 spinal tumor patients.

Methods

Percutaneous VP was performed at 185 vertebral bodies of 102 patients from 2001 to 2007. Retrospective analysis was done with medical records and radiological data. The change of visual analogue score (VAS), vertebral body (VB) height and kyphotic angle were measured preoperatively and on postoperative one day and at 3, 6, and 12 months.

Results

The patients were composed of metastatic spine tumors (81%) and multiple myeloma (19%). Involved spinal segments were between T6 and L5. Mean follow-up period was 12.2 months. VAS for back pain was 8.24 preoperatively, 3.59 (postoperative one day), 4.08 (three months) and 5.22 (one year). VB compression ratio changed from 21.33% preoperatively to 13.82% (postoperative one day), 14.36% (three month), and 16.04% (one year). Kyphotic angle changed from 15.35° preoperatively to 12.03° (postoperative one day), 13.64° (three month), and 15.61° (one year).

Conclusion

Immediate pain relief was definite after VP in pathologic compression fracture of osteolytic spinal disease. Although VAS was slightly increased on one year follow-up, VP effect was maintained without significant change. These results indicate that VP could be a safe and effective procedure as a palliative treatment of the spinal tumor patients.     

The Prognostic Factors Influencing on the Therapeutic Effect of Percutaneous Vertebroplasty in Treating Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures

Objective

This retrospective study of 215 patients with 383 symptomatic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP), was performed to evaluate the clinical outcomes, and to analyze the various clinical factors affecting these results.

Methods

The authors assessed the clinical outcome under the criteria such as the pain improvement, activity, requirement of analgesics, and the patient''s satisfaction, and determined the relation to various peri- and intra-operative factors, and postoperative imaging findings.

Results

The outcome was determined as 84.2% in relief of pain, 72.0% in change in activity, 65.7% in analgesics use, and 84.7% of satisfaction rate. More severe focal back pain, high uptake bone scan, and the lower mean T-score were related to the better pain relief following PVP. The longer the duration between fracture and PVP, the less severe focal back pain, low uptake bone scan, and leakage of PMMA into the paravertebral space were related to the less improvement in activity. Female and low uptake bone scan showed a correlation with more analgesic use. The longer the duration between fracture and PVP, low uptake bone scan, and the higher the mean T-score were correlated with the less the patients satisfaction.

Conclusion

Our study suggests that PVP may be more effective in the acute phase of VCFs, more severe focal pain, and far advanced osteoporosis on BMD. Leakage of PMMA into the paravertebral spcae also could be affecting the surgical results.     

The Patterns of Intraosseous Venography before Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Osteoporotic Compression Fractures

Objective

Bone cement leakage is a well-known potential complication of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in patients with osteoporotic compression fracture. Even though there has been a controversy in the efficacy of antecedent venography to prevent this complication, many authors have performed intraosseous venography before bone cement injection. The goal of this study was to classify the venous drainage patterns of spine before PVP, and compare their patterns at different vertebral levels.

Methods

The authors retrospectively reviewed 1,042 intraosseous venographic patterns in 321 patients with 574 osteoporotic compression fractures during six-year period in one institution. To classify venogram patterns, we selected simple lateral X-ray of spine taken immediately after injection of the contrast dye. We classified the venography patterns according to contrast leakage pattern and leakage direction as follows; trabecular (TR), trabecular anterior (TA), trabecular posterior (TP), trabecular anterior-posterior (TAP), trabecular lateral (TL), venous anterior(VA), venous posterior (VP), venous anterior-posterior (VAP), soft tissue (ST). Also, we compared venogram patterns according to different spinal levels.

Results

In overall, the most common pattern was TP type accounting for 37.4% (390/1042) of all intraosseous venograms. This is followed by TAP in 21.5%, TR 17.4%, TA 11.6%, TL 5.8%, ST 4.1%, VA 1.2%, VP 0.6%, and VAP 0.4% in descending order of frequency. According to the spinal level, TR and TAP types were most common in thoracic spine (T6-T10), TP type was most common in thoraco-lumbar spine (T11-L2), and TP and TAP types were most common in lumbo-sacral spine (L3-S1). Contrast dye leakage to soft tissue such as psoas muscle or disc were detected in 43 (4.1%) venograms. Direct venous drainage without staining of vertebral body was found in 23 (2.2%) venograms. The 8.3% of thoracic venogram showed direct venous drainage. Thoracic level showed a more tendency of direct venous drainage than other spine levels (p<0.01).

Conclusion

The authors propose a new classification system of intraosseous venography during PVP. The trabecular-posterior (TP) type is most common through all spine, and venous-filling (V) type was most frequent in thoracic spine. Further study would be necessary to elucidate the efficacy of this classification system to prevent bone cement leakage during PVP.     

Percutaneous vertebroplasty compared with conservative treatment in patients with chronic painful osteoporotic spinal fractures

The efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for patients with chronic painful osteoporotic compression fractures remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of PVP and conservative treatment (CT) for pain relief and functional outcome in patients with chronic compression fractures and persistent pain. Ninety-six patients with chronic compression fractures confirmed by MRI and persistent severe pain for 3 months or longer were prospectively randomly assigned to undergo PVP (n = 46, Group A) or CT (n = 50, Group B). The primary outcome was pain relief and functional outcome at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year. A total of 89 patients (46 in Group A and 43 in Group B) completed the 1 year follow-up assessment. Pain relief and functional outcomes were significantly better in Group A than in Group B, as determined by visual analogue scale scores, Oswestry Disability Index scores, and Roland Morris Disability scores at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year (all p < 0.001). The final clinical follow-up assessment indicated complete pain relief in 39 Group A patients and 15 Group B patients (p < 0.001). PVP for patients with chronic compression fractures and persistent severe pain was associated with better pain relief and improved functional outcomes at 1 year compared to CT.     

Outcome and Efficacy of Height Gain and Sagittal Alignment after Kyphoplasty of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures

Objective

Although a significant correction of local kyphosis has been reported previously, only a few studies have investigated whether this correction leads to an improved overall sagittal alignment. The study objective was to determine whether an improvement in the local kyphotic angle improves the overall sagittal alignment. We examined and compared the effects of thoracic and lumbar level kyphoplasty procedures on local versus overall sagittal alignment of the spine.

Methods

Thirty-eight patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures who showed poor response to conventional, palliative medical therapy underwent single-level kyphoplasty. The pertinent clinical data of these patients, from June 2006 to November 2006, were reviewed retrospectively. We measured preoperative and postoperative vertebral body heights, which were classified as anterior, middle, or posterior fractured vertebral body heights. Furthermore, the local and overall sagittal angles after polymethylmethacrylate deposition were measured.

Results

More height was gained at the thoracic level, and the middle vertebral height regained the most. A significant local kyphosis correction was observed at the fractured level, and the correction at larger spanning segments decreased with the distance from the fractured level.

Conclusion

The inflatable balloon kyphoplasty procedure was the most effective in regaining the height of the thoracic fractured vertebra in the middle vertebral body. The kyphosis correction by kyphoplasty was mainly achieved in the fractured vertebral body. Sagittal angular correction decreased with an increase in the distance from the fractured vertebra. No significant improvement was observed in the overall sagittal alignment after kyphoplasty. Further studies in a larger population are required to clarify this issue.