Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2018, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (26): 4110-4115.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.0768

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Characteristics of bone filling mesh container for treating osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in older adults

Huang Hao-ran1, 2, Feng Li3, Liang Hua4, Feng De-wei5, Teng Xue-ren3, Yu Hua6   

  1. 1School of Graduate, Taishan Medical University, Taian 271000, Shandong Province, China; 2Department of Spine and Joint Surgery, Chengyang District People’s Hospital, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China; 3Department of Joints and Sports Medicine, 6Central Operative Room, East Branch, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China; 4Third Department of Internal Medicine, Qingdao Tumor Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical School, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China; 5Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550000, Guizhou Province, China
  • Received:2017-12-15 Online:2018-09-18 Published:2018-09-18
  • Contact: Yu Hua, Senior nurse, Central Operative Room, East Branch, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China
  • About author:Huang Hao-ran, Master candidate, School of Graduate, Taishan Medical University, Taian 271000, Shandong Province, China; Department of Spine and Joint Surgery, Chengyang District People’s Hospital, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: A bone filling mesh container in the treatment of vertebral compression fractures can not only effectively restore vertebral body height and biomechanical function, but also obviously reduce the leakage of bone cement and improve the success rate of surgery. Therefore, this method has aroused great attention in the current tissue engineering research and in the treatment of vertebral compression fractures.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical effect of bone filling mesh container in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in the older adults.
METHODS: Thirty cases of senile osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures were prospectively analyzed. Patients aged 56-78 years presented with single segmental vertebral compression fractures and underwent bilateral percutaneous kyphoplasty with the implantation of bone filling mesh container followed by bone cement injection. We detected visual analogue scale score, percentage of the elevation of the middle and anterior vertebral bodies, posterior Cobb’s angle and Oswestry dysfunction index score at postoperative 1 day, 1 week, 1 month and 6 months, respectively.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: All 30 patients completed the operation without bone cement leakage. After treatment, the visual analogue scale score, posterior Cobb’s angle and Oswestry dysfunction index score were significantly lowered in all patients (P < 0.05). However, there was no difference in the percentage of the elevation of the middle and anterior vertebral bodies at different time points after treatment. To conclude, the use of bone filling mesh container can obviously relieve patient’s pain, improve vertebral body height and protrusion deformity, and meanwhile significantly reduce bone cement leakage in patients with senile osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.

 

Key words: Kyphoplasty, Osteoporotic Fractures, Tissue Engineering

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