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Plais N, Bustos JG, Mahillo-Fernández I, Tomé-Bermejo F, Mengis C, Alvarez-Galovich L. Osteoporotic vertebral fractures localized in the lumbar area significantly impact sagittal alignment. Osteoporos Int 2024; 35:277-284. [PMID: 37833542 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-023-06936-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Lumbar fractures and/or multiple fractures at the lumbar or thoracolumbar regions are risk factors for sagittal malalignment in patients older than 70 years old. Although patients with OVF show a huge capacity to compensate after the fractures, lumbar and TL lumbar fractures require closer monitoring. PURPOSE To assess the impact of osteoporotic vertebral fractures on the sagittal alignment of the elderly and identify risk factors for sagittal malalignment. METHODS We performed a retrospective study on a cohort of 249 patients older than 70 years old and diagnosed with osteoporosis who suffered chronic vertebral fractures. Demographic and radiological data were collected. Full-spine lateral X-rays were obtained to analyze the sagittal plane. Patients were classified according to the number and location of the fractures. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to assess the relationships between the type of fractures and sagittal alignment. RESULTS A total of 673 chronic fractures were detected in 249 patients with a mean number of vertebral fractures per patient of 2.7 ± 1.9. Patients were divided into 9 subgroups according to the location and the number of fractures. Surprisingly, any of the aggregated parameters used to assess sagittal alignment exceeded the threshold defined for malalignment. In the second part of the analysis, 41 patients with sagittal malalignment were identified. In this subpopulation, an overrepresentation of patients with lumbar fractures (34% vs. 11%) and an under-representation of thoracic fractures (9% vs. 34%) were reported. We also observed that patients with 3 or more lumbar or thoracolumbar fractures had an increased risk of sagittal malalignment. CONCLUSIONS Lumbar fractures and/or multiple fractures at the lumbar or thoracolumbar regions are risk factors for sagittal malalignment in patients older than 70 years old. Although patients show a remarkable capacity to compensate, fractures at the lumbar and thoracolumbar regions need closer monitoring.
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Maki Y, Takayama M, Kawasaki T, Miyakoshi A. A Progressive Spontaneous Cervical Compression Fracture Over Years Following Long-Term Corticosteroid Use. Cureus 2023; 15:e44628. [PMID: 37799245 PMCID: PMC10548145 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.44628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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Spontaneous vertebral compression fractures in the cervical region can have a significant impact on a patient's condition even after surgical management. Due to the rarity of spontaneous cervical vertebral compression fractures and the lack of a comprehensive description of this condition, the establishment of a clear understanding of its natural course remains incomplete. In this case study, a 73-year-old woman on long-term corticosteroid therapy underwent combined anterior and posterior fixation for a spontaneous vertebral compression fracture at the C3-C4 level. The vertebral compression fracture gradually worsened over a span of four years. Following the surgery, the patient experienced a temporary improvement in her neurological symptoms. However, seven months after the second operation, an instrumentation failure resulted in the patient becoming bedridden. This highlights the importance of considering the potential long-term implications and monitoring patients closely even after surgical intervention.
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- Yoshinori Maki
- Neurosurgery, Hikone Chuo Hospital, Hikone, JPN
- Neurosurgery, Hikone Chuo Hospital, Hikone, JPN
- Rehabilitation, Hikari Hospital, Otsu, JPN
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Liu Z, Li H, Tang Y, Liu H, Zhang J, Zou J, Zhang K, Chen K. Comparison of unilateral and bilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures associated with scoliosis. Exp Ther Med 2023; 26:335. [PMID: 37383374 PMCID: PMC10294595 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2023.12034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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To assess the clinical and radiographic effectiveness of unilateral and bilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) associated with scoliosis, 52 patients with OVCF associated with scoliosis who underwent PKP were retrospectively analysed. The patients were divided into the unilateral PKP group (n=26) and the bilateral PKP group (n=26). The operation time, bone cement injection volume and frequency of intraoperative fluoroscopy were recorded and compared between the groups. Additionally, visual analogue scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores, as well as postoperative complications, including bone cement leakage and adjacent vertebral fractures, were also assessed. The operation time, bone cement injection volume and intraoperative fluoroscopy frequency were significantly lower in the unilateral compared with the bilateral group (P<0.001). The VAS score, ODI score, average vertebral body height and kyphotic angle (KA) were improved after surgery in each group with no difference in these clinical parameters between the two groups both before and after surgery. Furthermore, the proportion of cases with bone cement leakage in the unilateral group was significantly lower compared with that in the bilateral group (P<0.05). During the follow-up, there were three cases (11.5%) in the unilateral group and two cases (7.7%) in the bilateral group who suffered adjacent vertebral fractures, but there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). For treating patients with OVCF accompanied by scoliosis, both unilateral and bilateral PKP could effectively relieve the acute back pain and correct the KA. However, unilateral PKP presents more advantages, such as a short operation duration and reduced intraoperative fluoroscopy frequency and bone cement leakage.
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- Zixiang Liu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, P.R. China
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Lang S, Walter N, Freigang V, Neumann C, Loibl M, Alt V, Rupp M. Increased incidence of vertebral fractures in German adults from 2009 to 2019 and the analysis of secondary diagnoses, treatment, costs, and in-hospital mortality. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6984. [PMID: 37117230 PMCID: PMC10147602 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31654-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
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The aim of this cross-sectional study was to present the nationwide rates of hospitalized patients with vertebral fractures over one decade and to comprehensively analyze the treatment characteristics and direct costs incurred in 2019. Therefore, the trends in the incidence rate were quantified based on annual ICD-10 diagnosis codes from all German medical facilities between 2009 and 2019, provided by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The ICD-10 Codes "S12.0-2; S22.0-; S32.0-, and S32.1-2" were evaluated. The relative change from 2009 through 2019 was determined. Using data from the Institute for Hospital Remuneration Systems (InEK) for 2019 the secondary diagnoses, OPS-codes, intensive care unit (ICU) treatment, in-hospital mortality, the proportion of G-DRGs and cumulative costs were evaluated. The documented number of vertebral fractures increased by 45.6% between 2009 and 2019 to an incidence of 150.7 per 100,000 inhabitants. The lumbar spine was most commonly affected with an incidence of 70.5/100,000 inhabitants in 2019 (46.8% of all vertebral fractures). The highest increases were seen in the numbers of subaxial cervical fractures (+ 121.2%) and sacral fractures (+ 306.6%). Of all vertebral fractures in 2019, 63.7% were diagnosed in women and 69.0% in patients aged 70 years or older. Osteoporosis was documented in 17.9% of cases as a concomitant diagnosis. In 10.1% of all cases, an ICU treatment was documented. The in-hospital mortality was 2.0% in 2019. I68D was the most frequently used G-DRG code, accounting for 33.3% of cases. The total direct costs for inpatient treatment in 2019 amounted to €589,205,715. The evaluation of 955,091 vertebral fractures showed a sharp increase in the nation-wide incidence rate. The presented age and sex distribution, the comorbidity profile and the in-hospital mortality rate indicate the importance of comprehensive geriatric assessment and emphasize the need for spinal care centers to be established.
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- Siegmund Lang
- Department for Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department for Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department for Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department for Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Spine Surgery, Schulthess Clinic Zurich, Lenghalde 2, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department for Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department for Trauma Surgery, University Medical Center Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053, Regensburg, Germany
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Finsterer J, Scorza FA, Fiorini AC, Scorza CA, de Almeida AC. Mitochondrial tRNA Glutamic Acid Variant 14709T>C Manifesting as Myoclonic Epilepsy with Ragged Red Fibers. Chin Med J (Engl) 2018; 131:2518-2519. [PMID: 30334546 PMCID: PMC6202584 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.243557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Josef Finsterer
- Department of Neurology, City Hospital Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil
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- Department of Audiology, University of Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo, Brazil
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, Laboratory of Experimental and Computational Neuroscience, Sao Paolo, Brazil
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Vertebral augmentation with the SpineJack® in chronic vertebral compression fractures with major kyphosis. Eur Radiol 2018; 28:4985-4991. [PMID: 29948067 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-018-5544-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 05/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) are an important health issue for which minimally invasive techniques are a feasible treatment. The SpineJack® (Vexim) is an intravertebral expandable system designed to improve the correction of the structural modifications caused by OVCFs. Its ability to stabilise and reduce OVCFs at the acute phase being already well established, we sought to evaluate the feasibility of vertebral augmentation with the SpineJack® in chronic kyphotic OVCFs. METHODS All consecutive patients treated with the SpineJack® were prospectively included if they met the following criteria: (1) OVCF considered unstable (grade A3 according to Magerl's classification). (2) Local kyphotic angle ≥ 20°. (3) OVCF older than 6 weeks. (4) Back pain with visual analogue scale (VAS) ≥ 4. RESULTS Nineteen consecutive patients (16 women [84.2%] and 3 men [15.8%]; mean age 73.2 ± 8.2 years) were included. Treatment was performed after a mean delay of 5.8 months ± 2.9 (range 1.5-12). Median visual analogue scale significantly improved from 7 preoperatively (IQR 6-9) to 2 (IQR 1-5) at 6 months (p < 0.01). Significant kyphosis reduction (i.e. ≥ 30%) was obtained in 94.7% of cases. Secondary adjacent level fractures (SALFs) were noted in 21.1% of cases and were correlated with the importance of the kyphosis reduction. CONCLUSIONS Vertebral augmentation with the SpineJack® is feasible and seems able to correct major structural deformities in chronic OVCFs. SALFs were noted in a substantial amount of cases. Preventive adjacent vertebroplasty might be useful in patients with several risk factors for SALFs. KEY POINTS • Vertebral augmentation with SpineJack® is effective to correct major structural deformities e.g. height loss and kyphosis. • Successful reduction is reachable with SpineJack® in chronic (older than 6 weeks) OVCFs. • Aggressive reduction of major kyphosis might promote SALFs and complementary adjacent vertebroplasties prevent their occurrence.
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