SpineJack Vertebral Expansion Feasible for Adolescent Compression Fractures

Retrospective case series of 12 adolescents (median age 16) with traumatic vertebral compression fractures found percutaneous SpineJack expansion feasible with good short-term pain relief and vertebral height restoration — no device-related complications reported. (Exact figures…

• Design: Retrospective single-center feasibility series; n=12 adolescents (median age 16 years) with traumatic wedge-compression fractures.
• Key secondary: All patients had pain improvement and some vertebral height gain post-procedure, but quantitative metrics (e.g., mean height restoration %) were not provided in the abstract.
• Limitation: Very small sample, retrospective, no control group, and short follow-up — long-term durability or comparison with conservative management unknown.

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