Objective To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of unilateral rib-pedicle approach vertebroplasty in treatment of middle and upper thoracic vertebral compression fracture. Methods Retrospective study was performed on clinical data of 36 patients diagnosed as middle and upper thoracic vertebral( T_4 to T_8) osteoporotic compression fractures in Guangdong Province Traditional Medical Hospital from January 2012 to December 2016. All patients underwent unilateral percutaneous vertebroplasty( PVP) via pedicle...