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Single balloon versus double balloon bipedicular kyphoplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

European Spine Journal volume 27, pages 2550–2564 (2018)Cite this article

Abstract

Introduction

Kyphoplasty has been widely used to treat vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). In standard procedure of kyphoplasty, two balloons were inserted into the vertebral body through bipedicular and inflated simultaneously, while using a single balloon two times is also a common method in clinic to lessen the financial burden of patients. However, the effect and safety of single balloon versus double balloon bipedicular kyphoplasty are still controversy.

Methods

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, eligible studies were identified through a comprehensive literature search of PubMed, Cochrane library EMBASE, Web of Science, Wanfang, CNKI, VIP and CBM until January 1, 2018. Results from individual studies were pooled using a random or fixed effects model.

Results

Seven articles were included in the systematic review and five studies were consisted in meta-analysis. We observed no significant difference between single balloon and double balloon bipedicular kyphoplasty in visual analog scale (VAS), angle (kyphotic angle and Cobb angle), consumption (operation time, cement volume and volume of bleeding), vertebral height (anterior height, medium height and posterior height) and complications (cement leakage and new VCFs), while the cost of single balloon bipedicular kyphoplasty is lower than that of double balloon bipedicular kyphoplasty. The results of our meta-analysis also demonstrated that single balloon can significantly improve the VAS, angle and vertebral height of patients suffering from VCFs.

Conclusion

This systematic review and meta-analysis collectively concludes that single balloon bipedicular kyphoplasty is as effective as double balloon bipedicular kyphoplasty in improving clinical symptoms, deformity and complications of VCFs but not so expensive.

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Jing, Z., Dong, J., Li, Z. et al. Single balloon versus double balloon bipedicular kyphoplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Spine J 27, 2550–2564 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-018-5631-z

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Keywords

  • Vertebral compression fracture
  • Spinal fractures
  • Bipedicular
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Cost utility analysis