September 10, 2025Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and TechniqueOpen Access

Minimally Invasive Short-Segment Cement-Augmented Pedicle Screw Fixation Without Fusion in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures With Intravertebral Instability: A Retrospective Analysis

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NVNiraj B. VasavadaCadila Healthcare (India)BVBhavin Bhupendra VasavadaShalby Hospitals PLPrateek P. Lodha

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Implication

Retrospective analysis of minimally invasive fixation shows significant improvement in ODI and VAS scores in patients with intravertebral instability.

Key Points

Median ODI scores improved from 91 preoperatively to 18 at 24 months, indicating significant functional improvement.
The median preoperative VAS score was 8, with postoperative scores reducing to 3, 2, and 1 at 1, 6, and 24 months, showing marked pain relief.
Out of 50 patients, complete 24-month data were available for 30, providing insights into treatment effects and patient demographics.
This technique may reduce the need for more invasive long-segment constructs in fragile, elderly patients with vertebral fractures.

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Vasavada et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23e4fb210217d647923a2 https://doi.org/10.21182/jmisst.2025.02012

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Implication

Retrospective analysis of minimally invasive fixation shows significant improvement in ODI and VAS scores in patients with intravertebral instability.