Percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of XXXX : a preliminary report.

@entity1 @entity4625 @entity174 @entity3814 @entity158
BACKGROUND: This report assesses the efficacy and safety of percutaneous @entity3814 and reports on preliminary results of its use. METHODS: The technique was used on 50 @entity1 with 86 painful @entity174 , all of which had failed to respond to earlier conservative medical treatment. The technique involves percutaneous puncture of the involved vertebra via a transpedical approach followed by injection of @entity4625 ( @entity4625 ) into the compressed vertebra. @entity1 were asked to quantity their degree of @entity158 on Huskisson's visual analogue scale (VAS) to assess the clinical symptoms and surgical results. RESULTS: The procedures were technically successful in all @entity1 , and no complications relating to either the anesthesia or the surgical procedure were reported. The quantity of @entity4625 injected per vertebral body varied from 2.5 to 12 ml according to both the position of the damaged vertebra(e) and the severity of the compression @entity174 . @entity158 , as assessed on the Huskisson's VAS, decreased from 82 +/- 15 mm at the baseline to 37 +/- 22 mm on the first postoperative day, and 32 +/- 19 mm at 1 month. Reductions in @entity158 from the baseline to the first day and to 1 month were both statistically significant (p < 0.05). All @entity1 were able to return to their previous activity and quality of life. CONCLUSION: Through the expertise and attention of experienced surgeons, percutaneous vertebroplasty appears to provide a very good surgical choice for @entity1 with @entity3814 , as this surgical procedure is able to eliminate the risk of major spinal surgery, and through prompt @entity158 relief, may provide early mobilization and rehabilitation for elderly polymorbid @entity1 .
