The clinical applications of percutaneous vertebroplasty in thoracico-lumbar body disease

Objective: To evaluate the clinical applications of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in Thoracico-lumbar body diseases. Methods: 86 procedures of PVP guided by fluoroscopy was performed in 56 patients. Among the 56 cases, 49 cases were with osteoporotic fractures, 3 with metastatic neoplasms, 2 with traumatic fractures, 1 with hemangiomas and 1 with tuberculosis. The dose of polymerization of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) was 2-10 ml for each case. Results: The success rate of PVP was 100% and the symptomatic relief rate reached to 94.6%. After 1 to 6 months following-up, there was no recurrence. Conclusion The procedure of PVP owns advantage of easy manipulation and safety. The obvious pain-relief had achieved in those patients with compression fracture and destruction of vertebral body. (authors)