Additional Sacroplasty Does Not Improve Clinical Outcome in Minimally Invasive Navigation-Assisted Screw Fixation Procedures for Nondisplaced Insufficiency Fractures of the Sacrum

Conclusion. This comparative study indicates noninferiority of NSF compared to NSF + SP for sacral insufficiency fractures, and could not confirm clinical advantages of additional SP concerning pain relief, improvement of fracture-related disability, or time from surgery to discharge. Therefore, additional sacroplasty is not recommended to enhance the clinical benefit for patients receiving image-guided sacral screw fixation. Level of Evidence: 2
Source: Spine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: RANDOMIZED TRIAL Source Type: research