Old lumbar compression fracture in the elderly, can you do vertebroplasty with heart disease? There are five compression fractures. How about the cost? thank you
I am an orthopedic surgeon in Guangzhou. X-ray film can judge the existence of multiple compression fractures of lumbar spine, but it can't distinguish whether the fractures are new or old. According to the medical history, there should be at most two kinds of fresh compression fractures, and the rest are old compression. In order to distinguish them, it is suggested that a physical examination should be done in the local hospital to determine which vertebral body is a fresh fracture. Vertebroplasty can be considered for fresh fractures. The most obvious advantage of this operation is that it can relieve pain immediately, and you can basically go to the ground during the test. The operation cost of a vertebral body is about1.2000. If you do two operations at the same time, you can save some expenses, about 20 thousand. Because lumbar vertebroplasty is a maintenance operation and local anesthesia, even if there is a heart disease, the effect is not great. Conservative treatment, it is recommended to stay in bed for 6 weeks, during which you must exercise your waist muscles to prevent fall pneumonia and urinary tract infection. If you are in charge at home, people who don't understand this knowledge will not deal with it. Therefore, it is recommended to go to the hospital for conservative treatment for a period of time. Family members can learn how nurses care and then go home to recuperate.