The 95-year-old grandmother did not fall or get injured. The examination found that the 3rd and 5th lumbar vertebrae suffered compression fractures due to unexplained pain.

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[Reporter Xu Lijuan / Kaohsiung Report] The 95-year-old grandmother suffered from obvious low back pain and sore buttocks for the past two weeks. It was so severe that it hurt when she walked. She was forced to use a wheelchair. Grandma was older, and the doctor suggested percutaneous vertebroplasty, also known as "grouting treatment".

Yang Jiaoqiao, director of Zhongshan Spine Surgery Hospital, pointed out that although the patient did not fall or hit, but in addition to the pain when walking, even when sitting and resting, the MRI showed that the 3rd and 5th lumbar vertebrae were painful. All have compression fractures. Considering that the woman has 2 compression fractures and is very old, grouting treatment is recommended.

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The grouting treatment is to use image guidance to penetrate the puncture needle into the vertebral body with compression fracture, and then inject bone cement into the vertebral body to correct and restore the collapsed vertebral body, and achieve the purpose of supporting the vertebral body.

The wound is only less than 1 cm, and only 1 stitch is required. It is a minimally invasive surgery and can immediately improve the pain.

Yang Jiaoqiao said that if conservative treatment is adopted, that is, reducing activities, resting in bed more, taking painkillers to control the pain, so that the fracture site can slowly recover, but for older patients, long-term bed rest is likely to cause complications. Muscle atrophy, pulmonary infection, pressure ulcers, joint stiffness and urinary tract infection, etc., while traditional surgery uses steel nails to fix the upper and lower vertebral bodies at the compressive fracture, which directly provides vertebral support and improves deformation. Large wounds, slow recovery, and high risk for elderly patients. Percutaneous vertebroplasty with small wounds and quick recovery is a new option for the treatment of lumbar vertebral compression fractures.

The elderly mother received minimally invasive grouting treatment to correct and reset the collapsed vertebral body to achieve the purpose of support, and the pain immediately improved.

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