V-Shape Lumbar Bridge: postural reduction combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures
- 1Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of XuZhou Medical University, No 32 Meijian Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221000 China
- 2XuZhou Medical University, Xuzhou, 221000 China
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the current study was to explore the surgical effect, imaging parameters and complications of “V-Shape Lumbar Bridge” postural reduction combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty strategy for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) and severe osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (S-OVCF).
Methods: The present study was a retrospective study involving 57 patients (30 OVCF and 27 S-OVCF cases). The patients were underwent “V-Shape Lumbar Bridge” postural reduction combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.
Results: The findings showed no significant differences in demographic data, operative time and rate of cement leakage between the two groups (P > 0.05). A significant difference was observed in the injected cement volume between the OVCF group and S-OVCF group (P < 0.05). Analysis of the vertebral body reduction effect showed that the vertebral height ratio and Cobb angle of the two groups were significantly improved after the operation. Cobb angles of the two groups were significantly different at the six-month follow-up compared with the preoperative Cobb angle (p < 0.05). Pre-operative and postoperative difference in Cobb angle in the S-OVCF group was significantly smaller relative to that of the OVCF group (p < 0.05). VAS scores of both groups were significantly improved after surgery (p < 0.05) and were effectively maintained at the last follow-up.
Conclusions: Our preliminary findings suggest that the “V‑Shape Lumbar Bridge” technique is a feasible approach for restoring vertebral height in selected patients with OVCF. However, these results are exploratory, and well-designed comparative studies against conventional PVP or PKP are necessary to establish its clinical utility.
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-10247-8.
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BibTeX
@article{zhang2026vshape,
title = {{V-Shape Lumbar Bridge: postural reduction combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures}},
author = {Yazhong Zhang and Ziqiang Zhu and Xuebin Tang and Yifeng Liao and Zhenguo Cao and Hong Song and Hua Li and Yunqing Wang},
journal = {BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
doi = {10.1186/s12891-026-10247-8},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-10247-8},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - V-Shape Lumbar Bridge: postural reduction combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures
AU - Yazhong Zhang
AU - Ziqiang Zhu
AU - Xuebin Tang
AU - Yifeng Liao
AU - Zhenguo Cao
AU - Hong Song
AU - Hua Li
AU - Yunqing Wang
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/08/10
JO - BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
DO - 10.1186/s12891-026-10247-8
UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-10247-8
AB - Objective: The aim of the current study was to explore the surgical effect, imaging parameters and complications of “V-Shape Lumbar Bridge” postural reduction combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty strategy for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) and severe osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (S-OVCF). Methods: The present study was a retrospective study involving 57 patients (30 OVCF and 27 S-OVCF cases). The patients were underwent “V-Shape Lumbar Bridge” postural reduction combined with percutaneous vertebroplasty for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Results: The findings showed no significant differences in demographic data, operative time and rate of cement leakage between the two groups (P > 0.05). A significant difference was observed in the injected cement volume between the OVCF group and S-OVCF group (P < 0.05). Analysis of the vertebral body reduction effect showed that the vertebral height ratio and Cobb angle of the two groups were significantly improved after the operation. Cobb angles of the two groups were significantly different at the six-month follow-up compared with the preoperative Cobb angle (p < 0.05). Pre-operative and postoperative difference in Cobb angle in the S-OVCF group was significantly smaller relative to that of the OVCF group (p < 0.05). VAS scores of both groups were significantly improved after surgery (p < 0.05) and were effectively maintained at the last follow-up. Conclusions: Our preliminary findings suggest that the “V‑Shape Lumbar Bridge” technique is a feasible approach for restoring vertebral height in selected patients with OVCF. However, these results are exploratory, and well-designed comparative studies against conventional PVP or PKP are necessary to establish its clinical utility. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-10247-8.
SN - 1471-2474
ER -