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Delayed L2 Vertebrae Split Fracture following Kyphoplasty
Author(s) -
Sasani Mehdi,
Ozer Ali Fahir,
Kaner Tuncay,
Ercelen Omur
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pain practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1533-2500
pISSN - 1530-7085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2008.00250.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , balloon , vertebral compression fracture , deformity , complication , radiology , fracture (geology) , osteoporosis , compression (physics) , percutaneous , materials science , geotechnical engineering , engineering , composite material
Kyphoplasty is an accepted therapeutic modality for the treatment of painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Complication rates are reported between 1% and 3% for osteoporotic fractures. Most previously reported complications, however, have occurred perioperatively. In this article, we report a case in which balloon kyphoplasty was performed as described by manufacturer guidelines. Four weeks after a successful kyphoplasty, the patient presented with a painful split vertebral fracture with anterior deformity at the same level where the kyphoplasty was initially performed. A recurrent fracture at the same level of a previous successful kyphoplasty may be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient who presents with new pain at a similar level.