A method of percutaneous vertebroplasty under the guidance of two C-arm fluoroscopes

Abstract

Objective: To compare the clinical application in the percutaneous vertebroplasty under the guidance of one or two C-arm fluoroscopes.

Methods: One hundred forty three elderly patients with Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty under the guidance of one or two C-arm fluoroscopes. The number of pulsed imagings, the time of operation and the incidence of cement leakage were recorded.

Results: The average number of pulsed imagings was 16.00±1.58 vs 13.07±2.00 per patient under the guidance of one vs two C-arm fluoroscopes. The average time of operation was 48.42±5.00 minutes vs 39.70±7.42 minutes per patient under the guidance of one vs two C-arm fluoroscopes. The incidence of cement leakage was 20% vs 15.7% of the patients under the guidance of one vs two C-arm fluoroscopes. The differences in the number of pulsed imagings and the time of operation were statistically significant. The difference in incidence of cement leakage was not statistically significant.

Conclusion: The two-fluoroscopic technique reduce the labor cost, the radiation, the time of operation and the operation risk.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4099

How to cite this:Xu RJ, Yan YQ, Chen GX, Zou TM, Cai XQ, Wang DL. A method of percutaneous vertebroplasty under the guidance of two C-arm fluoroscopes. Pak J Med Sci 2014;30(2):335-338.   doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4099

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