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Percutaneous kyphoplasty for a “centenarian”: A case report and a summary of technical points

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Objective To present a case of 97-year-old patient performed by Percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) with the key technology of diagnosis and therapy. Methods To review literatures about super-aged patients suffering from… Click to show full abstract

Objective To present a case of 97-year-old patient performed by Percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) with the key technology of diagnosis and therapy. Methods To review literatures about super-aged patients suffering from osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture and summarize the treatment procedures and technical points. Results The centenarian patient received a satisfied follow-up efficacy using the diagnosis and key technology of PKP. Conclusions PKP is an effective surgical procedure for the treatment of super-aged patient using the diagnosis and key technology.

Keywords: key technology; percutaneous kyphoplasty; kyphoplasty centenarian; technical points; centenarian case

Journal Title: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Year Published: 2019

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