성균관대학교 의과대학 강북삼성병원 정형외과학교실
Vertebral compression fracture is one of the most common osteoporotic fractures along with hip fractures. In some patients, pain was improved through conservative treatment including pharmaceuticals, bracing and physiotherapy. But it has been reported that conservative therapy is insufficient in many patients with vertebral compression fracture. Accordingly, interest in vertebroplasty has increased and many studies have been reported that vertebroplasty have therapeutic effects in acute vertebral compression fracture. On the other hand, some studies have been reported that the effect of vertebroplasty was not significant. So whether vertebroplasty is useful or not is still controversial. Therefore, in this review article, we will review open-label randomized controlled trials and blinded randomized controlled trials that provide high-level evidence and provide an opinion on which patients it is appropriate to perform vertebroplasty.
