Percutaneous Kyphoplasty for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures Associated with Spinal Canal Encroachment without Neurological Symptoms

17 November 2021: Clinical Research

Yang Li ^1AEF* , Yi Mao ^2BCE* , Guodong Wang ^1BF , Jianmin Sun ^1DF , Zhensong Jiang ^1D , Zihai Ding ^3A , Xingang Cui ^1ADF*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930848

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930848

Table 2 Kyphotic angle and clinical assessment before and after the PKP, and the follow-ups on OVCF patients with spinal encroachment.

	Pre-PKP	Post-PKP	Half-year follow-up	1-year follow-up	2-years follow-up
Kyphotic angle	15.0±10.7	8.5±11.3^*	8.8±11.5^*	9.1±11.9^*	9.6±12.2^*
VAS	6.4±0.7	1.6±0.8^*	1.9±1.1^*	2.1±1.3^*	2.3±1.5^*
ODI	78.5±9.5	24.7±11.3^*	25.3±11.5^*	26.6±11.8^*	27.6±12.5^*
PKP – percutaneous kyphoplasty; OVCF – osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures; VAS – Visual Analog Scale; ODI – Oswestry Disability Index. ^* P