Tianjin Medical Journal ›› 2023, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (11): 1258-1261.doi: 10.11958/20220262

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Analysis of clinical effect of vertebroplasty combined with zoledronate in preventing postoperative recurrence of vertebral fractures

QIAN Li(), WANG Dashou, PAN Qi, XIAO Yang, DUAN Binwu, CHEN Qian()   

  1. Guizhou Orthopedics Hospital, Guiyang 550002, China
  • Received:2022-11-17 Revised:2023-02-06 Published:2023-11-15 Online:2023-11-07
  • Contact: E-mail:chen163q@tom.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the effect of zoledronic acid on the recurrence of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) after vertebroplasty. Methods One hundred and fifty-two patients with OVCF were retrospectively collected. According to postoperative zoledronic acid infusion, patients were divided into the zoledronic acid group (68 cases) and the control group (84 cases). The visual analogue scale (VAS) score and bone mineral density (BMD) T value were recorded before operation and at 3, 6 and 12 months after operation. Serum procollagen type I N-terminal peptide (P1NP) and β-collagen degradation products (β-CTX) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The patients were followed up for 2 years to record the occurrence of vertebral fracture. Results Compared with the control group, BMD T value was significantly increased, VAS score was decreased, β-CTX and P1NP were decreased at 3, 6 and 12 months after operation in the zoledronic acid group (P<0.05). Two years after operation, the recurrence rate of vertebral fracture was lower in the zoledronic acid group (5/84, 5.95%) than that in the control group (11/68, 16.18%) (χ2=4.171, P<0.05). Conclusion Zoledronic acid can effectively prevent the recurrence of vertebral fracture in patients with OVCF after PVP.

Key words: osteoporosis, fractures, compression, zoledronic acid, vertebroplasty, recurrence

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