Coronal Imaging Changes Associated with Recollapse of Injured Vertebrae After Percutaneous Vertebroplasty or Percutaneous Kyphoplasty Treatment for Osteoporotic Thoracolumbar Fracture

Objective To observe coronal imaging changes associated with recollapse of injured vertebrae after percutaneous vertebroplasty or percutaneous kyphoplasty for osteoporotic thoracolumbar fracture (OTLF). Methods Fifty-four cases were retrospectively divided into 2 groups according to the Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Osteosynthesefragen/Association for the Study of Internal Fixation (AO/ASIF) classification of thoracolumbar fracture: group A, type A1 fracture ( n  = 26); group B, type A3.1 fracture ( n  = 28). Visual analog scale, Oswestry Disability Index, local scoliotic Cobb angle, and coronal wedge angle of the injured vertebrae were observed preoperatively, on postoperative day 3, and at final follow-up. Results The average follow-up time was 19.17 ± 6.30 months. At final follow-up, the visual analog scale score and the Oswestry Disability Index score were significantly greater in group B than in group A (both P P Conclusions Percutaneous vertebroplasty or percutaneous kyphoplasty was effective in both type A1 and type A3.1 OTLF. However, coronal imaging changes after percutaneous vertebroplasty or percutaneous kyphoplasty were more obvious in type A3.1 OTLF than in type A1. Moreover, clinical outcomes in type A3.1 OTLF were slightly inferior to those in type A1.