Kyphoplasty for pregnancy-associated osteoporotic vertebral fractures

Joint Bone Spine. 2006 Oct;73(5):564-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2005.11.015. Epub 2006 Mar 24.

Abstract

We report a case of pregnancy-associated osteoporotic vertebral fracture treated by kyphoplasty. This case is important for being the first case of postpregnancy osteoporotic vertebral fracture treated with kyphoplasty. Although kyphoplasty is a very successful procedure in short-term pain relief for osteoporotic vertebral fractures, there is a critical need for randomized controlled trials demonstrating short-term complications of kyphoplasty including new vertebral fractures.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fractures, Compression / etiology
  • Fractures, Compression / pathology
  • Fractures, Compression / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Orthopedic Procedures*
  • Osteoporosis / etiology
  • Osteoporosis / pathology
  • Osteoporosis / surgery*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / pathology
  • Pregnancy Complications / surgery*
  • Spinal Fractures / etiology
  • Spinal Fractures / pathology
  • Spinal Fractures / surgery*