Comparative Study of Kyphoplasty for Chronic Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures via Unipedicular Versus Bipedicular Approach

Abstract

Chronic painful OVCFs should be candidates for KP, and there was no difference in pain relief when treated with either unipedicular or bipedicular KP.Although the bipedicular KP is more efficacious in vertebral height restoration in early stage, the unipedicular KP can maintain the same degree of the restored vertebral height in the long run.