Augmented Central Pain Processing Occurs after Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures and Is Associated with Residual Back Pain after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

A retrospective analysis.

Purpose

To investigate the occurrence of central sensitization (CS) in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) and identify the association between CS and residual back pain (RBP).

Overview of literature

RBP is a vexing complication that affects 6.3%-17.0% of patients with OVCFs who underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP). Given the negative effect of RBP on patients' psychological and physiological statuses, efforts to preoperatively select patients who are at risk for RBP development have a high priority to offer additional treatment and minimize this complication.

Methods

Preoperatively, all 160 patients with OVCFs underwent pressure-pain threshold (PPT), temporal summation (TS), condition

SUBMITTER: Chen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11222882 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature