Open AccessComparative review of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
Author(s) -
Fernando Ruíz Santiago,
A. Santiago Chinchilla,
Luis Álvarez,
A.L. Pérez Abela,
María del Mar Castellano García,
Miguel Pajares López
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8470
DOI - 10.4329/wjr.v6.i6.329
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous vertebroplasty , osteoporosis , vertebral compression fracture , randomized controlled trial , surgery , radiology
The aim of this review is to compare the effectiveness of percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty to treat pain and improve functional outcome from vertebral fractures secondary to osteoporosis and tumor conditions. In 2009, two open randomized controlled trials published in the New England Journal of Medicine questioned the value of vertebroplasty in treating vertebral compression fractures. Nevertheless, the practice of physicians treating these conditions has barely changed. The objective of this review is to try to clarify the most important issues, based on our own experience and the reported evidence about both techniques, and to guide towards the most appropriate choice of treatment of vertebral fractures, although many questions still remain unanswered.