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6th Edition of Global Conference on Surgery and Anaesthesia

September 15-17, 2025 | Hybrid Event

September 15 -17, 2025 | London, UK
GCSA 2025

Insights on kyphoplasty: A retrospective analysis of intraoperative variables and patient demographics

Amy Meyers Wickman, Speaker at Surgery Conferences
Alta Orthopaedics, United States
Title : Insights on kyphoplasty: A retrospective analysis of intraoperative variables and patient demographics

Abstract:

Study design: Single Surgeon Observation Study: 77 patients with VCF undergoing kyphoplasty over 18 months. OBJECTIVE: To highlight the relationships between age, sex, and spinal levels treated by kyphoplasty with balloon pressure, volume, and cement volume.

Summary of background data: Vertebral compression fractures are common fragility fracture, comprising significant health care costs. Kyphoplasty is an accepted treatment option, however details of procedural aspects are less well established.

Methods: Kyphoplasty balloon pressure/volume, and cement volume were recorded. The inclusion criteria included acute/subacute osteoporotic fracture; exclusion criteria included non-osteoporotic fractures and previous surgery.

Results: A total of 141 levels were included in this study (54 thoracic, 87 lumbar). There were 77 patients; 61% female, 39% male. There was a statistically significant relationship between age and region (T vs. L spine) (p=.013). Mean inflation pressure was 152.5 PSI for thoracic spine and 147.5 PSI for lumbar spine. There was a significant correlation between age and mean pressure (p=0.0014). There was a statistically significant relationship between anatomic spinal groups and pressure (p=0.044).The mean balloon volume was 2.42 cc for the thoracic spine and 2.89 cc for the lumbar spine. Statistically significant relationships were identified between balloon volume and level (p=0.014) and age (p=0.003). No statistically significant correlation was found between balloon volume and sex. The mean cement volume was 2.27 cc for thoracic spine and 2.92 cc for lumbar spine. Cement volume demonstrated a significant relationship with spinal level (p<.001), sex (p = 0.0255) and age (p=0.034). Advanced age and males required higher cement volumes (p<.0001).

Conclusion: Age, sex, and spinal level significantly influence kyphoplasty components. Both thoracic and lumbar fractures have different procedural requirements, with greater lumbar spine demands. Variations in sex and age emphasize the importance of personalized surgical planning.

Biography:

Wickman completed her Bachelor of Arts at Brown University in Providence, RI in 1999. She then went onto receive her MD at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, IL 2005, and completed her orthopaedic residency there in 2010. She was a Spine Surgery Fellow at New York University/ Hospital for Joint Disease in 2010-2011. She has been in private practice in Santa Barbara, CA since then.

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