Incidence of fracture in adjacent levels in patients treated with balloon kyphoplasty: a review of the literature.

Authors

Peter Campbell, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
James Harrop, Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2008

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine

Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2008, Pages 61-64.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.1007/s12178-007-9007-y. Copyright © Springer

Abstract

The available evidence suggests that the treatment of painful vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) secondary to osteoporosis or multiple myeloma, by cement augmentation with balloon kyphoplasty (BK), is both safe and effective. However, there is uncertainty in the literature concerning the potential of the procedure to influence the risk for adjacent segment fracture. The aim of this article is to review the available peer-reviewed literature, regarding adjacent vertebral body fractures after kyphoplasty augmentation.

Recommended Citation

Campbell, Peter and Harrop, James, "Incidence of fracture in adjacent levels in patients treated with balloon kyphoplasty: a review of the literature." (2008). Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers. Paper 42.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/neurosurgeryfp/42

PubMed ID

19468900