Open AccessOutcomes of Balloon Kyphoplasty for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-control Study
Author(s) -
Kyu Tae Hwang,
Young-Il Ko,
Sang Hoon Park,
Seung Gun Lee,
Chang-Nam Kang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_405_18
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , vertebral compression fracture , osteoporosis , balloon , osteoporotic fracture , surgery , radiology , bone mineral
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher rate of osteoporosis and vertebral fracture than individuals without RA. This study aimed to compare the outcomes of balloon kyphoplasty (KP) performed to treat osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) in RA patients with the outcomes in non-RA patients.