Calcium-Phosphate and Polymethylmethacrylate Cement in Long-term Outcome After Kyphoplasty of Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures

Abstract

CaP cement, e.g., Calcibon, is as effective and safe as conventional PMMA-cement with regard to immediate and sustained pain reduction and improvement of mobility after kyphoplasty of patients with painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures. CaP cement has the potential of being resorbed and replaced by newly formed bone tissue; thus, it seems to be a promising alternative for PMMA also in younger patients with painful vertebral fractures.