Vertebroplasty in the management of traumatic burst fractures: a case series

This study aimed to assess the role of percutaneous vertebroplasty (VP) in the management of acute traumatic burst fractures. We describe three cases where percutaneous VP was carried out for traumatic non-osteoporotic burst vertebral fractures. For clinical symptoms and the effect of the VP procedure to be assessed, all patients completed a visual analogue scale and a mobility score before the procedure and at day 1 and 3 months post procedure. Improvements in both pain and mobility scores immediately post procedure were seen in all patients, and these results persisted at 3-month follow up. Percutaneous VP provided a successful, minimally invasive treatment of these patients' traumatic fractures while avoiding major surgical procedures and associated surgical morbidity and complications.