68 yo woman with L1 osteoporotic fracture and kyphosis

Case review: 68 yo woman with osteoporotic compression fracture treated for 3 weeks with bracing.  She had persistent back pain with kyphosis (hunchback) which progressed to 22 degrees.

Pre-operative Xray

OCFx lat preop 300x186 - 68 yo woman with L1 osteoporotic fracture and kyphosis

 

Post-operative Xray

Patient was treated with minimally invasive kyphoplasty under local anesthesia with correction of her kyphosis to 13 degrees and resolution of her back pain.

OCFx lat po 300x186 - 68 yo woman with L1 osteoporotic fracture and kyphosis

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