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From: Bipedicular percutaneous kyphoplasty versus unipedicular percutaneous kyphoplasty in the treatment of asymmetric osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a case control study

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Typical case. L1 with AVCF undergoing UPKP with asymmetrical mass-like (lateralized) distribution of bone cement. Figure 3a and b show the preoperative lumbar frontal and lateral radiographs, Fig. 3c shows the preoperative lumbar MR scan, and Fig. 3d and e show the postoperative lumbar frontal and lateral radiographs.The preoperative height difference of the injured spine was 5 mm, and the preoperative local cobb angle was 16°; the postoperative height difference of the injured spine was 1 mm, and the postoperative local cobb angle was 3°; the recovery rate of the height difference of the injured spine was 80%, and the recovery rate of the local cobb angle° was 81.25%

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