(Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Yixing Hospital of Jiangsu University, Yixing 214200, Jiangsu Province, China;Department of Orthopedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215000, Jiangsu Province, China)
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo retrospectively compare the clinical efficacy of robot-assisted puncture percutaneous vertebroplasty(PVP) and traditional manual puncture PVP in the treatment of thoracolumbar osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures(OVCF).
MethodsA total of 60 patients with single segment thoracolumbar OVCF who received PVP treatment in Yixing Peoples Hospital from October 2023 to February 2024 were selected as study subjects. According to different types of surgery, patients were divided into “Tianji” robot-assisted puncture PVP group(Group A, n=30) and traditional manual puncture PVP group(Group B, n=30). The general clinical information, surgery information, and imaging information of two groups were recorded. The thoracolumbar fascial edema was evaluated via MRI images before and 48 h after surgery. Visual analogue scale(VAS) scores in the two groups were recorded for the evaluation of low back pain before and 48 h after surgery. It was considered as postoperative pain once the postoperative VAS score was ≥4.
ResultsThere was no significant difference in age, gender, fracture segment, bone mineral density, preoperative VAS score, preoperative and postoperative midline vertebral height, preoperative and postoperative Cobb angles between the two groups(all P>0.05). There were statistically significant differences in total operation time, pre-puncture anesthesia time, puncture operation time, puncture times, and postoperative VAS score between the two groups(all P<0.05). Correlation analysis showed a significant positive correlation among postoperative VAS score, postoperative pain, and thoracolumbar fascial edema in either group(all P<0.05).
ConclusionRobot-assisted puncture PVP can significantly raise the success rate of puncture, reduce the frequency and operation time of intraoperative puncture, thus reduce the incidence of postoperative thoracolumbar fascia edema, and significantly reduce the incidence of postoperative pain.