Open AccessVertebral height restoration following kyphoplasty
Author(s) -
James Mooney,
John Amburgy,
Mitchell Self,
Bonita S. Agee,
Leah Schoel,
Patrick R. Pritchard,
M. R. Chambers
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of spine surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-469X
pISSN - 2414-4630
DOI - 10.21037/jss.2019.04.02
Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , quality of life (healthcare) , linear regression , radiography , pearson product moment correlation coefficient , surgery , physical therapy , statistics , mathematics , nursing
Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive surgery developed to restore height and stabilize painful vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). Only small retrospective studies have addressed the correlation between the degree of vertebral height restoration as it relates to pain relief and postoperative activity levels. No definitive correlations have been established. The objective of this analysis is to determine how height restoration correlates with improvements in pain, disability and quality of life.