Hamidullah Salimi, Shinji Takahashi, Masatoshi Hoshino, Yusuke Hori, Hiroyuki Yasuda, Tadao Tsujio, Shoichiro Ohyama, Hidetomi Terai, Hiromitsu Toyoda, Akinobu Suzuki, Hiroshi Kono, Sho Dohzono, Koji Tamai, Hiroaki Nakamura
BACKGROUND: Balloon kyphoplasty (BKP) is a method for the management of osteoporotic vertebral body fracture (OVF). However, improvement in back pain (BP) is poor in some patients, also previous reports have not elucidated the exact incidence and risk factors for residual BP after BKP. We clarified the characteristics of residual BP after BKP in patients with OVF. HYPOTHESIS: In this study, we hypothesize that some risk factors may exist for residual BP 2 years after the treatment of OVF with BKP...
May 2024: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics