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Kyphoplasty and Vertebroplasty are not applied to every spinal fracture. These treatments are generally recommended for consideration in the following situations:
* Non-healing Fractures: Spinal fractures that show no healing within 8-12 weeks. These treatments become particularly important in patients where bone healing is delayed due to conditions like osteoporosis, as traditional external fixation methods such as casting cannot be applied to spinal fractures.
* Vertebral Height Loss: Patients who have lost more than 30% of their vertebral height due to a fracture.
* Angular Deformity: When radiological imaging after a fracture shows an angular deformity (kyphosis) of more than 30 degrees.
* Fracture Location: Fractures in critical regions, especially the thoracolumbar junction (the area where the back and waist meet). This region requires special attention due to its biomechanical importance.
* Tumor-Related Compression Fractures: Compression fractures that develop due to spinal tumors and lead to a loss of vertebral height.
Which patients undergo Kyphoplasty / Vertebroplasty?
* Non-healing Fractures: Spinal fractures that show no healing within 8-12 weeks. These treatments become particularly important in patients where bone healing is delayed due to conditions like osteoporosis, as traditional external fixation methods such as casting cannot be applied to spinal fractures.
* Vertebral Height Loss: Patients who have lost more than 30% of their vertebral height due to a fracture.
* Angular Deformity: When radiological imaging after a fracture shows an angular deformity (kyphosis) of more than 30 degrees.
* Fracture Location: Fractures in critical regions, especially the thoracolumbar junction (the area where the back and waist meet). This region requires special attention due to its biomechanical importance.
* Tumor-Related Compression Fractures: Compression fractures that develop due to spinal tumors and lead to a loss of vertebral height.