Abstract
Abstract Introduction: Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) in the elderly patient can cause significant pain and lead to restrictions in daily life activities. Augmentation procedures (vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty) have been reported as a standard treatment of VCFs in cases of unresponsiveness to conservative treatment. However, patients who have remnant pain after augmentation procedures are a challenge to doctors and require the definite treatment. We have injected hyperosmolar dextrose solution into the lumbosacral medial branch and bilateral sacro-iliac joint for remnant buttock pain and report our results. Patients and methods: Thirty-six patients with remnant pain were identified after augmentation procedures on 321 patients. Remnant pain was defined as occurring when patients complained of pain 2 days postoperatively. Patients were treated with bilateral lumbosacral (L4, L5, S1) medial branch injections and bilateral sacro-iliac joint injection using hyperosmolar dextrose solution...
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