painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures
Conditions
Interventions
Percutaneous vertebroplasty with either high or low viscosity PMMA bone cement.
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All consecutive patients with one or more osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures attending our clinic and considered suitable candidates for PVP will be asked to take participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Refusal of participation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of cement leakage. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Incidence and clinical relevance of pulmonary and cardiac cement emboli; 2. Incidence of new (adjacent) OVCFs during the first year after PVP; 3. Postoperative pain and health-related quality of Life. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM.J. Nieuwenhuijse
Leiden University Medical Center Orthopedic surgery P.O. box 9600
Outcome results
None listed