Percutaneous vertebroplasty in moroccan patients with vertebral compression fractures

Autor: Mustapha Hemama, Nizar El Fatemi, Rachid Gana
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 26, Iss 225 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.225.9872
Popis: Incidence of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) is increasing due to the increase in human life expectancy and prevalence of osteoporosis. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) has become a widely used alternative treatment for symptomatic VCFs refractory to medical therapy. It is a minimally invasive technique involving injection most frequently of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) directly into the vertebral body through the pedicles. Percutaneous vertebroplasty yields good results in terms of early vertebral stabilization and prompt pain relief. This study describes the experience of the Department of Neurosurgery at Ibn Sina University Hospital (Rabat, Morocco) and assesses short and long term clinical and radiological outcomes and complications of vertebroplasty in a retrospective assessment of 36 vertebral compression fractures in 35 patients (16 men and 19 women subjects) who had been treated with vertebroplasty from November 2006 to December 2014.
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