Vertebral
invasive compression fractures, also commonly called spine fractures, occur
when the bony block or the vertebrae in our spine suffers crack or gets
deformed.
Vertebral
compression fractures (VCFs) are the most common fractures in people with
osteoporosis or low bone density. Though osteoporosis is considered the major
reason behind such fractures, forms of metastatic tumors and extensive trauma
such as an accident, a hard fall or a sports injury can also lead to such
fractures.
The
placement of such fractures that commonly happens to be the thoracic spine
(middle portion of the spine), especially in its lower parts, makes the
condition more complex as no plasters can be applied there. The patient with
such fractures suffers from many issues such as sudden onset of back pain,
limited spinal mobility making it difficult to walk or stand straight, eventual
height loss, deformity and disability in many cases.
While
non-surgical methods like medicines, exercise bracing and bed-rest are widely
prevalent for curing VCFs, two newly evolved surgical methods: kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are becoming widely popular for treating
complex cases where non-surgical methods fail to benefit. These methods have
less seen very less post-surgery complications rates, as less as 2% and are
proving to be reasons for significant pain release and rise in physical
functioning of the patients.
Kyphoplasty signifies a technique in which a balloon like
inflatable object (called the bone tamp) is first placed in the fracture to
restore the height of the derogated vertebrae. This is followed by a
percutaneous injection of bone cement direct on
the fracture.
Vertebroplasty, on the other hand, is a
process in which a direct percutaneous injection of bone cement is given on the
vertebral fracture.
Both the techniques involve minimal invasion
in the fractured area and so the name minimally invasive vertebral compression fracture
repair techniques.
Among these two techniques, kyphoplasty is more
popular than vertebroplasty, owing to the
additional benefits of restoration of vertebral height of the latter. In 2011,
the global market for kyphoplasty was worth USD 555.4
million.
The market for minimally invasive vertebral compression fracture
repair,
particularly by the virtue of Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty is hugely flourishing. It is
estimated to reach a value of USD 2.82 billion in 2019 with a growth rate of
8.7% through the years 2013 to 2019. The value of this industry was about USD
1.58 billion in 2012, with US being the key player and developing economies
such as China, Japan, India, Korea estimated as the potentially emerging
markets.
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