@entity661 in the treatment of painful vertebral compression fractures: Effect on local XXXX and one-year outcomes in @entity158 and disability.

@entity1 @entity174 @entity1513 @entity3574 @entity661 @entity158 @entity717 @entity85
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of @entity661 for treatment of compressive @entity174 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 24 @entity1 with 58 symptomatic @entity174 treated by balloon kyphoplasty. Visual Analogue @entity158 Scale (VAS) and @entity717 Index (ODI) were used to assess @entity174 -related @entity158 and @entity1 's disability: preoperatively and within 12-months follow-up. Following the procedures to evaluate the change of @entity85 , the angle of local @entity1513 was measured. RESULTS: Preoperative VAS score was 6.54, at discharge it significantly regressed in 95.8% of @entity1 . The overall VAS score at discharge was 1.25 and within 12 months decreased to 0.26. Preoperative ODI score was 50%, at follows-up in all @entity1 it decreased, ranging from 21% to 10%. Reduction of local @entity1513 was achieved in 30 (51.7%) vertebrae by average 4.3  . In 9 (37.5%) @entity1 @entity1513 of all augmented vertebrae was reduced, in 7 (29.2%) @entity1 procedures reduced @entity1513 in part of augmented vertebrae and in 8 @entity1 (33.3%) @entity1513 remained unchanged. Asymptomatic complications included cement leak in 10 (17%) vertebrae and intraoperative rupture of 4 (4%) balloons. CONCLUSIONS: Rapid significant @entity158 relief after kyphoplasty followed by long-term @entity158 release and disability reduction obtained in all @entity1 was most probably the result of @entity3574 . The correction of local @entity1513 had no influence on the outcome.
