KADER ATAİBİŞ, YAREN KİRİŞ, MİHRİBAN CEREN ERGİN, AHMET TOLGAY AKINCI
Turkish Medical Student Journal - 2025;12(2):35-38
Vertebra plana is often asymptomatic and typically identified as a radiological finding. It is characterized by a 70% loss in vertebral height without kyphosis. In patients experiencing pain and functional loss, surgery is an option that should be considered. This case aims to share the clinical improvement findings after kyphoplasty surgery in a patient with vertebra plana. A 69-year-old female patient presented to the Department of Neurosurgery clinic due to low back pain while walking. Radiological imaging revealed a lumbar vertebrae 1 compression fracture with approximately 75% loss of vertebral height. The patient underwent balloon kyphoplasty. Vertebral height loss was successfully restored by an estimated 5-8 mm. No perioperative complications were reported. Vertebra plana is usually detected incidentally in asymptomatic patients. However, this case demonstrates that it can cause symptoms such as pain and that balloon kyphoplasty can be a viable treatment option in such situations
