Extrait

This study will compare two treatments in acute stable traumatic vertebral fractures (types A1, A2 and A3.1 in MAGERL Classification). The two treatments are the followings: 1. Conservative Orthopedic Management consisting of brace and pain medication. 2. Percutaneous Balloon Kyphoplasty, a variant of Vertebroplasty, in which a balloon is first placed into the fractured vertebra and inflated with fluid in order to create a cavity. This may restore part of the vertebral height loss due to the fracture and facilitate the injection of the cement with low pressure. The primary outcome will be the variation in the angle of Regional Vertebral Kyphosis (or, in the case of asymmetrical fractures, the angle of lateral vertebral inclination) between inclusion and one year follow-up. It will indicate if Balloon Kyphoplasty is able to restore vertebral height of the fractured vertebra better than Conservative Orthopedic Management.

Critère d'inclusion

• Spinal Fracture

Liens

• nct
• ictrp