Application of Low-Temperature Ice Saline Bone Cement in Percutaneous Vertebroplasty.

OBJECTIVE

Percutaneous vertebroplasty uses the traditional method of bone cement filler to inject bone cement, which solidifies easily. We have established a new method to delay the solidification of bone cement (low-temperature ice saline bone cement) and compared the advantages of the new method and the traditional method of injecting bone cement.

METHODS

Eighty-two patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture were divided into 2 groups by a retrospective study method: 40 patients in group A were treated with the traditional method and 42 patients in group B were treated with the new method. The leakage rate of bone cement, postoperative visual analog scale score, amount of bone cement in each vertebral body, operation time of bone cement, and number of bone cement fillers used were compared between the 2 groups.

RESULTS

There was no significant difference in the bone cement leakage rate, postoperative visual analog scale score, the amount of bone cement in each vertebral body, and the number of bone cement fillers used between the 2 groups; the operation time of bone cement in the 2 groups was statistically significant, and the operation time in group B was significantly longer than that in group A.

CONCLUSIONS

Low-temperature ice saline water bone cement has significant advantages in multiple vertebral fractures, a relatively large amount of bone cement injected into each vertebral body, and a long operation time, which is more suitable for beginners.