The use of kyphoplasty balloon-assisted vertebroplasty in treating chronic symptomatic schmorl node in a young adult patient: a case report
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https://doi.org/10.31282/joti.v3n2.58Keywords:
Chronic back pain, kyphoplasty balloon, Schmorl node, spine vertebroplastyAbstract
Schmorl node is commonly presented as an accidental finding, but it can also be the source of a chronic back pain. In some cases, persistent back pain due to Schmorl node may need surgical treatment. In this report, we present a patient with persistent back pain refractory to conservative measures caused by Schmorl node following a vertebral compression fracture, which was surgically treated with a minimally-invasive procedure in the form of kyphoplasty balloon-assisted vertebroplasty.
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