A novel treatment option for Kummell’s disease using percutaneous kyphoplasty with a mesh-hold bone filling container
Bingyan Mao, Wencong Wang, Qiang Wang, Lei Li · 2024
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Description
Kummell's disease leaves a fractured vertebra hollow and collapsing, a painful delayed failure after spinal injury. Bingyan Mao and co-authors test a refined cement treatment for it. Standard kyphoplasty injects bone cement through a needle, but cement can leak or shift. Their version adds a mesh-hold container that keeps the filling in place. Nine treated cases were reviewed with scans before and after surgery.
Pain and disability scores improved significantly after the operation and at follow-up. Vertebral shape measures improved too. No cement leakage or displacement occurred in any case. The authors present the container as a promising upgrade: better reduction, fuller filling, and fewer cement complications. For a small, painful condition with few good options, that combination matters.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Bingyan Mao, Wencong Wang, Qiang Wang, Lei Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |