Abstract:Objective To investigate the application of unilateral vertebral body puncture approach from side top corner in percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP). Methods Eighteen patients with senile osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures from January 2014 to March 2016 were studied retrospectively. The patients with small diameter and transverse angle of the pedicles were treated with PVP by unilateral vertebral body puncture from side top corner. Visual analogue scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI) were recorded on the last preoperative day, the 3rd day, the 1st and the 3rd month after surgery to judge therapeutic effect. Results The patients all successfully underwent surgery that the point of bone cement injection channel did arrive vertebral body center line and the bone cement injection fully filled. There were no severe complications such as blood vessels, nerve damage, etc. The patients were followed up for 3-12 months after surgery, whose pain was significantly reduced. Postoperative VAS score and ODI value were significantly lower than those of the preoperative ones (P < 0.05). Conclusions Unilateral vertebral body puncture from side top corner in PVP is feasible and effective to the patients with small diameter and transverse angle of the pedicles.