Mortality among older adults with osteoporotic vertebral fracture.

ABSTRACT: We evaluated whether older adults who received kyphoplasty had reduced risk of mortality compared to those who did not. In unmatched analyses, those receiving kyphoplasty were at reduced risk of death but after matching on age and medical complications, patients who received kyphoplasty were at increased risk of death.

Purpose

In previous observational studies, kyphoplasty for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures has been associated with decreased mortality compared to conservative management. The purpose of this research was to determine whether older adults who received kyphoplasty had reduced risk of mortality compared to matched patients who did not.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study of US Medicare enrollees with osteoporotic vertebral fractures between 2017-201

SUBMITTER: Gold LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10718299 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature