Comparison between Percutaneous Kyphoplasty and Posterior Fixation Combined with Vertebroplasty in the Treatment of Stage III Kümmell’s Disease without Neurological Deficit

<div>Images of a 79-year-old female patient. (a–c) Preoperative images show the Cobb angle was 45°, and the vertebra was extremely compressed, but no obvious spinal cord compression. (d, e) Postoperative radiograph shows the Cobb angle recovered to 21°.</div>

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Figure 3: Comparison between Percutaneous Kyphoplasty and Posterior Fixation Combined with Vertebroplasty in the Treatment of Stage III Kümmell’s Disease without Neurological Deficit 

Figure 3 | Comparison between Percutaneous Kyphoplasty and Posterior Fixation Combined with Vertebroplasty in the Treatment of Stage III Kümmell’s Disease without Neurological Deficit 