Prophylactic Percutaneous Kyphoplasty Treatment for Nonfractured Vertebral Bodies in Thoracolumbar for Osteoporotic Patients

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Preoperative X-ray of a 76-year-old woman with OVCF of the T12 and L1 vertebral bodies (a, b). MRI (T1-weighted and STIR-weighted images) visualized each fractured vertebral body (g, h). The BMD values were -3.9 (T12) and -3.4 (L1). The patient underwent PKP from T12 to L1, and T11 and L2 were treated with prophylactic PKP. X-rays were obtained after PKP (c, d). Twelve months after PKP, no evidence of new VCFs was observed (e, f).

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