An Unconventional Treatment: Kyphoplasty as an Indirect Decompression Technique for Posterior Wall Retropulsion of Fractured Vertebral Body
Year 2024,
Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 32 - 38, 31.08.2024
Selin Bozdag
,
Ertan Sevin
Abstract
There is no clear consensus on how to manage burst fractures that involve retropulsion of bony fragments of the posterior wall of the vertebral body. Many surgeons consider kyphoplasty relatively contraindicated due to technical challenges, increased risk of epidural cement leakage, and potential for further displacement of fragments into the central canal, which could potentially worsen the neurologic condition. We present the case of a neurologically intact 45-year-old man with a burst fracture at the T8 level and ≈50% compromised spinal canal with RWR. Kyphoplasty was performed. There was no cement leakage during the procedure. Pain relief is achieved immediately after surgery (VAS decreased from 7 to 2), and no neurological deterioration occurred. He could go back to work without pain within one week. Significant postoperative correction of kyphosis (wedge angle decreased from 22.6 to 6.9) and restoration of vertebral height (Beck index increased from 37.84% to 72.62%) was observed and was not lost during follow-up for a year (wedge angle 9.4, Beck index 75.81%). Retropulsion decreased from 7.8 mm (46,43% canal compromise) to 5.57 mm (33.15% canal compromise). At 1-year follow-up, the posterior wall appeared intact and there was almost no retropulsed fragment. Kyphoplasty for burst fractures with PWR can be an effective option for selected patients.
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without neurological deficits. Pain Management Case Reports 2020;
(4)4:127-29.
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Cement leakage as a possible complication of balloon kyphoplasty--
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10.3892/etm.2023.12252..
Alışılmadık Bir Tedavi: Arka Duvar Retropülsiyonu Varlığında Dolaylı Dekompresyon Tekniği Olarak Kifoplasti
Year 2024,
Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 32 - 38, 31.08.2024
Selin Bozdag
,
Ertan Sevin
Abstract
Vertebra gövdesinin arka duvarında kırık kemik parçaların retropulsiyonu (PWR) bulunan patlama kırıklarının yönetimi konusunda kesin bir fikir birliği sağlanamamıştır. Teknik zorluk, epidural sement sızıntısı riski ve kemik fragmanlarının santral kanalda daha fazla yer değiştirerek nörolojik durumun kötüleşmesine yol açabilme riski nedeniyle birçok cerrah kifoplastiyi nispeten kontrendike olarak değerlendirmektedir. Bu yazıda, T8 seviyesinde burst kırığı olan ve spinal kanalda ≈%50 oranında RWR ile basısı bulunan, nörolojik olarak sağlam 45 yaşında erkek hasta sunuldu. Kifoplasti uygulandı ve işlem sırasında çimento sızıntısı olmadı. Ameliyattan hemen sonra ağrı azalması sağlandı (VAS 7'den 2'ye düştü) ve nörolojik bozulma meydana gelmedi. Hasta bir hafta içinde ağrısız bir şekilde işine dönebildi. Ameliyat sonrası kifozda belirgin düzelme (kama açısı 22.,6'dan 6,9'a düşmüştür) ve vertebra yüksekliğinde restorasyon (Beck indeksi %37,84'ten %72,62'ye yükselmiştir) gözlenmiş ve bir yıllık takip sırasında kaybolmamıştır (kama açısı 9,4, Beck indeksi %75,81). Retropulsiyon 7.8 mm'den (%46,43 kanal basısı) 5.57 mm'ye (%33,15 kanal basısı) düştü. Bir yıllık takipte, arka duvar sağlam görünüyordu ve neredeyse hiç retropulse fragman yoktu. PWR'li patlama kırıkları için kifoplasti, seçilmiş hastalar için etkili bir seçenek olabilir.
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- Denis F. The three column spine and its significance in the
classification of acute thoracolumbar spinal injuries. Spine 1983;
8(8):817-31. Doi: 10.1097/00007632-198311000-00003.
- Rajasekaran S. Thoracolumbar burst fractures without
neurological deficit: The role for conservative treatment. Eur Spine J
2010; 19(Suppl 1):40-7. Doi: 10.1007/s00586-009-1122-6.
- Venier A., Roccatagliata L., Isalberti M., et al. Armed
kyphoplasty: An indirect central canal decompression technique in
burst fractures. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 40(11):1965-72. Doi:
10.3174/ajnr.A6285.
- Wang H., Zhang Z., Liu Y., Jiang W. Percutaneous
kyphoplasty for the treatment of very severe osteoporotic vertebral
compression fractures with spinal canal compromise. J Orthop Surg
Res 2018; 13(1):13. Doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0719-z.
- Sadiqi S., Verlaan JJ., Lehr AM., et al. Measurement of
kyphosis and vertebral body height loss in traumatic spine fractures:
An international study. Eur Spine J 2017; 26(5):1483-91. Doi:
10.1007/s00586-016-4716-9.
- Diel P., Röder C., Perler G., et al. Radiographic and safety
details of vertebral body stenting: results from a multicenter chart
review. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2013; 14:233. Doi:
10.1186/1471-2474-14-233.
- Krüger A., Zettl R., Ziring E., Mann D., Schnabel M.,
Ruchholtz S. Kyphoplasty for the treatment of incomplete
osteoporotic burst fractures. Eur Spine J 2010; 19(6):893-900. Doi:
10.1007/s00586-010-1281-5.
- Schwartz RH., Urits I., Shipon S., Viswanath O. Successful
kyphoplasty in the presence of severe retropulsion of lumbar spine
without neurological deficits. Pain Management Case Reports 2020;
(4)4:127-29.
- Teng MM., Wei CJ., Wei LC., et al. Kyphosis correction and
height restoration effects of percutaneous vertebroplasty. AJNR Am J
Neuroradiol 2003; 24(9):1893-900.,
- Walter J., Haciyakupoglu E., Waschke A., Kalff R., Ewald C.
Cement leakage as a possible complication of balloon kyphoplasty--
is there a difference between osteoporotic compression fractures (AO
type A1) and incomplete burst fractures (AO type A3.1)? Acta
Neurochir (Wien) 2012; 154(2):313-9. Doi: 10.1007/s00701-011-
1239-3.
- Zhang J., Zhou Q., Zhang Z., Liu G. Comparison between
unilateral and bilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty in the treatment of
osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: A meta‑analysis and
systematic review. Exp Ther Med 2023; 26(6):553. Doi:
10.3892/etm.2023.12252..