Is additional balloon Kyphoplasty safe and effective for acute thoracolumbar burst fracture?
Educational 53medical 31Orthopedics 1Spine 1surgery 2 anterior vertebral height balloon kyphoplasty burst fracture calcium sulfate/phosphate cement cement leakage kyphotic angle pedicle instrumentation spinal surgery thoracolumbar burst fracture vertebroplasty
Educational/clinical video related to a study comparing balloon kyphoplasty versus vertebroplasty combined with posterior pedicle instrumentation for acute thoracolumbar burst fractures. The study found that additional balloon kyphoplasty achieved better anterior vertebral height restoration and kyphotic-angle correction, used a larger cement volume, and had a lower cement leakage rate, concluding that balloon kyphoplasty is safe and effective in this setting.
