Safety and efficacy of balloon kyphoplasty at 4 or more levels in a single anesthetic session.

CONCLUSIONS In this case series, kyphoplasty performed on 4 or more vertebral levels was not found to increase risk to patient safety, and it might decrease unnecessary risks associated with multiple operations. Also, morbidity associated with leaving some fractures untreated because of an unfounded fear of increased risk of complications might be decreased by treating 4 or more levels in the same anesthetic session. PMID: 29372861 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research