Kyphoplasty vs Orthosis for Treatment of Thoracolumbar Vertebral Fractures in the Workers' Compensation Population

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Kyphoplasty, a minimally invasive vertebral augmentation procedure for fracture reduction and stabilization, has been used to minimize pain from vertebral compression fractures (VCFs), while also restoring vertebral height and local spinal lordosis. Although several studies have suggested the efficacy of kyphoplasty for the treatment of painful VCFs, kyphoplasty remains a controversial treatment modality for VCFs. Interestingly, no studies have analyzed kyphoplasty in the clinically distinct workers' compensation (WC) population.

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