Clinical therapeutic effects of anterior decompression on spinal osteoporotic fracture and inflammatory cytokines

Objective: To evaluate the clinical therapeutic effects of anterior decompression on spinal osteoporotic fracture and inflammatory cytokines.

Methods: A total of 140 patients with spinal osteoporotic fracture were selected and randomly divided into a treatment group and a control group (n=70). The control group was treated by central corpectomy, and the control group was treated by anterior decompression.

Results: The rate of excellent and good outcomes in the treatment group was 94.3%, and that of the control group was 78.6%, which differed significantly (P < 0.05). Cobb angle and cord occupancy in the spinal canal of both groups significantly decreased (P < 0.05), while height ratio of the injured vertebral body significantly increased (P < 0.05). Meanwhile, there were statistically significant inter-group differences (P < 0.05). During the three-month follow-up period, the treatment group was significantly less prone to complications such as superficial infection, spinal instability and screw breakage compared with the control group (P < 0.05). The postoperative serum MMP-3 and IL-6 levels of both groups significantly decreased compared with those before surgeries (P < 0.05), with statistically significant inter-group differences (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: Compared with central corpectomy, anterior decompression exerted better effects on spinal osteoporotic fracture by improving the prognosis and stabilizing the spine safely, which may be associated with the effectively reduced serum MMP-3 and IL-6 levels.