Abstract
Incidence of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) is increasing due to the increase in human life expectancy and prevalence of osteoporosis. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) has become a widely used alternative treatment for symptomatic VCFs refractory to medical therapy. It is a minimally invasive technique involving injection most frequently of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) directly into the vertebral body through the pedicles. Percutaneous vertebroplasty yields good results in terms of early vertebral stabilization and prompt pain relief. This study describes the experience of the Department of Neurosurgery at Ibn Sina University Hospital (Rabat, Morocco) and assesses short and long term clinical and radiological outcomes and complications of vertebroplasty in a retrospective assessment of 36 vertebral compression fractures in 35 patients (16 men and 19 women subjects) who had been treated with vertebroplasty from November 2006 to December 2014.
Highlights
Percutaneous vertebroplasty (Vertebroplasty, PVP) has become a widely accepted as a safe and effective minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of painful vertebral body compression fractures (VCFs) refractory to medical therapy
Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive image-guided procedure involving the injection of bone cement (mostly polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)) into a vertebral body fracture in an effort to improve pain and stability of the fracture [1]
Osteoporotic fractures have become the main indication for vertebroplasty [2]. The purpose of this retrospective observational study, which represents the largest Moroccan study on vertebroplasty to-date, is to report the experience of the Department of Neurosurgery at Ibn Sina University Hospital (Rabat, Morocco) and assess the effectiveness of the technique in achieving pain relief and improvement in function in patients suffering from medically refractory vertebral compression fractures (VCFs)
Summary
Percutaneous vertebroplasty (Vertebroplasty, PVP) has become a widely accepted as a safe and effective minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of painful vertebral body compression fractures (VCFs) refractory to medical therapy. Vertebroplasty is a minimally invasive image-guided procedure involving the injection of bone cement (mostly polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)) into a vertebral body fracture in an effort to improve pain and stability of the fracture [1]. Osteoporotic fractures have become the main indication for vertebroplasty [2]. The purpose of this retrospective observational study, which represents the largest Moroccan study on vertebroplasty to-date, is to report the experience of the Department of Neurosurgery at Ibn Sina University Hospital (Rabat, Morocco) and assess the effectiveness of the technique in achieving pain relief and improvement in function in patients suffering from medically refractory VCFs
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