Search
Close this search box.

MIAMI | SOUTH BEACH | KENDALL | AVENTURA |  FORT LAUDERDALETAMARAC  BOCA RATON | | DELRAY | ATLANTIS | JUPITER/PALM BEACH GARDENS

Spine Doctors in South Florida

SPINE AND WELLNESS CENTERS OF AMERICA

TREATMENTS & PROCEDURES

VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES

The main clinical symptoms of VCFs may include any of the following, alone or in combination:

  • Sudden onset of back pain
    An increase in pain intensity while standing or walking
    A decrease in pain intensity while lying on the back
    Limited spinal mobility
    Eventual height loss
    Eventual deformity and disability

 

Complications related to VCFs include:

  • Segmental Instability
  • Kyphosis
  • Neurological Complications

Patients with any of the following criteria
should not undergo these procedures:

  • A VCF that is completely healed or is responding effectively to conservative therapy
  • ​A VCF that has been present for more than one year
  • Greater than 80 to 90 percent collapse of the vertebral body
  • Spinal curvature such as scoliosis or kyphosis that is due to causes other than osteoporosis
  • Spinal stenosis or herniated discs with nerve or spinal cord compression and loss of neurological function not associated with a VCF
  • Untreated coagulopathy (a disease or condition affecting the blood’s ability to coagulate)
  • Osteomyelitis (an inflammation of the bone and bone marrow, usually caused by bacterial infection)
  • Discitis (nonbacterial inflammation of an intervertebral disc or disc space)
  • Significant compromise of the spinal canal caused by impeding bone fragment or tumor
  • Complication rates for vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty have been estimated at less than 2 percent for osteoporotic VCFs and up to 10 percent for malignant tumor-related VCFs. The benefits of surgery should always be weighed carefully against its risks. Although a large percentage of patients report significant pain relief after these two procedures, there is no guarantee that surgery will help every individual.

Contact South Florida's
VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE SPECIALISTS

REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT

Our staff will get back with you To Confirm Availability
en_USEnglish