Abstract

Fractures in osteoporosis are typically for all bones of skeleton, except for cranial bones. Most often, fractures of bodies of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, carpal bones and femoral bone are developed. Osteoporosis is the fourth among the most common diseases leading to disability, after diseases of the cardiovascular system, diabetes mellitus, and oncological neoplasms.Hybrid stabilization is a common surgical strategy for unstable osteoporotic fractures of thoracolumbar vertebrae, leading to good clinical outcomes in most patients.This article describes an experience of successful surgical treatment of fracture of lumbar spine associated with a distant complication after percutaneous vertebroplasty in an elderly patient.Keywords: osteoporotic spine, vertebral subluxation, spinal fracture, instrumented fusion, complication.

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