Percutaneous balloon kyphoplasty in the treatment of vertebral compression fractures: a single-center analysis of pain and quality of life outcomes.

Mehdi Nikoobakht Peter C Gerszten Seyedeh Fahimeh Shojaei Hamidreza Shojaei

Published in: British journal of neurosurgery (2020)

Balloon kyphoplasty was determined to be a safe and successful method for treating symptomatic vertebral compression fractures. It leads to significant pain relief, an improvement in self-reported QOL measures, and correction in kyphotic deformity.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
bone mineral density
minimally invasive
type diabetes
spinal cord
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
weight loss