• Department of Orthopedics, the Second People's Hospital of Hefei, Hefei Anhui, 230011, P. R. China;
JIAQiyu, Email: huliany8007@sina.com
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Objective To investigate the short-term effectiveness of balloon vertebroplasty combined with short-segment pedicle screw instrumentation for the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures. Methods Between June 2011 and December 2013, 22 patients with thoracolumbar burst fractures were included. There were 14 males and 8 females, aged 20-60 years (mean, 42.5 years). The fracture segments included T11 in 1 case, T12 in 4 cases, L1 in 10 cases, L2 in 6 cases, and L3 in 1 case. According to AO classification system, there were 13 cases of type A and 9 cases of type B. Spinal cord injury was classified as grade C in 2 cases, grade D in 3 cases, and grade E in 17 cases according to Frankel scale. The time from injury to operation was 3-10 days (mean, 5.5 days). All patients underwent posterior reduction and fixation via the injured vertebra, transpedicular balloon reduction of the endplate and calcium sulfate cement (CSC) injection. The ratio of anterior vertebral height, the ratio of central vertebral height, the sagittal Cobb angle, the restoration of nervous function, and internal fixation failure were analyzed. Results Primary healing of incision was obtained in the others except 2 cases of poor healing, which was cured after dressing change or debridement. All the patients were followed up 9-40 months (mean, 15 months). CSC leakage occurred in 2 cases. Absorption of CSC was observed at 8 weeks after operation with complete absorption time of 12-16 weeks (mean, 13.2 weeks). The mean fracture healing time was 18.5 weeks (range, 16-20 weeks). The ratio of anterior vertebral height, ratio of central vertebral height, and sagittal Cobb angle were significantly improved at 1 week and 3 months after operation and last follow-up when compared with preoperative values (P<0.01), but no significant difference was found among 3 time points after operation (P>0.01). There was no internal fixation failure or Cobb angle loss more than 10°. Frankel scale was improved with no deterioration of neurologic function injury. Conclusion Balloon vertebroplasty combined with short-segment pedicle screw instrumentation is simple and safe for the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures, and it can improve the quality of reduction, restore vertebral mechanical performance effectively, and prevent the loss of correction and internal fixation failure.

Citation: JIAQiyu, HULianying, YUYu, WANGLin, GUOWangen. BALLOON VERTEBROPLASTY COMBINED WITH SHORT-SEGMENT PEDICLE SCREW INSTRUMENTATION FOR TREATMENT OF THORACOLUMBAR BURST FRACTURES. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2015, 29(6): 741-745. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.20150159 Copy

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