The efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty in pain relief in patients with pathological vertebral fractures due to metastatic spinal tumors
Joint Authors
Farrokhi, M. R.
Nouraei, H.
Kiani, A.
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 14, Issue 9 (30 Sep. 2012)8 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2012-09-30
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : Metastatic spinal tumors are common and major causes of pathological spinal fractures that result in severe pain, weakness, and progressive neurological deficits.
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) in pain-relief in patients with spinal fractures due to metastatic spinal tumors. Methods : We evaluated 25 documented cases of metastatic spinal tumors with pathologic vertebral fractures who were suffering from severe pain and underwent vertebroplasty.
Degree of pain was measured by visual analog scale (VAS).
The symptoms were evaluated 24 hours and 2 months after vertebroplasty regarding the degree of pain relief.Complications such as leakage, embolism and infection were assessed. Results : MeanVAS score was 8.23 before therapy in the patients that was reduced to 2.12 and 1 in the patients 24 hours and 2 months after vertebroplasty, respectively.
The most common complication was cement leakage (44 %) and there was no embolism or infection.
Data was analyzed by SPSS version 18 software through ANOVA test with Greenhouse-Geisser correction and P-value of 0.00 was obtained in the patients 24 hours and 1 month after surgery. Conclusion : Considering significant decrease in the mean pain severity degree after the treatment, veretebroplasty seems to be significantly effective in pain relief in metastatic spinal tumors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Farrokhi, M. R.& Nouraei, H.& Kiani, A.. 2012. The efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty in pain relief in patients with pathological vertebral fractures due to metastatic spinal tumors. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 14, no. 9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kiani, A.…[et al.]. The efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty in pain relief in patients with pathological vertebral fractures due to metastatic spinal tumors. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 14, no. 9 (Sep. 2012).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-311031
American Medical Association (AMA)
Farrokhi, M. R.& Nouraei, H.& Kiani, A.. The efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty in pain relief in patients with pathological vertebral fractures due to metastatic spinal tumors. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2012. Vol. 14, no. 9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-311031
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Record ID
BIM-311031