Clinical observation of vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in the treatment of patients with vertebral compression fractures in Duc Giang Hospital from 2015 to 2018

Objectives: To investigate the clinical efficacy of cement augmentation procedures on patients diagnosed with vertebral compression fracture. Subjects and methods: A serial cross-sectional study on 66 patients (76 compressed vertebrae) who underwent vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty at Duc Giang Hospital from 2015 to 2018. The data on vertebral height and kyphosis angle was collected from patient records using a data collection checklist. We used the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) for functional disability and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain severity. ODI and VAS were collected using face-to-face patient interviews. All data was recorded pre-operative, at the time of discharge from the hospital, one-month follow-up, three-month follow-up, six-month follow-up, 12-month follow-up, 18-month follow-up, and 24-month follow-up. Results and conclusion: The mean age of patients was 68.9 ± 10.3 (50 to 95 years old), and 14 (21.2%) were male. The most commonly affected vertebrae were L1 and T12. Thirty-one vertebrae (40.8%) were treated by kyphoplasty and 45 vertebrae (59.2%) were treated by vertebroplasty. The average vertebral height andCobb angle had significant recovery (p < 0.001). Following cement augmentation procedures, VAS and ODI values decreased significantly in the 12-month follow-up compared to pre-operative levels (p < 0.001). * Keywords: Vertebral compression fracture; Vertebroplasty; Kyphoplasty; Clinical efficacy.