Abstract:[Objective]To compare the clinical effects of accurate target unilateral approach and conventional unilateral approach percutaneous vertebroplasty (percutaneousvertebroplasty,PVP) in the treatment of osteoporotic thoracolumbar compression fracture (osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture,OVCF). [Methods]From January 2020 to June 2022, 72 patients with OVCF underwent PVP in our hospital. According to the results of preoperative doctor-patient communication, 36 patients received accurate target unilateral approach PVP (precision group) and 36 patients received conventional unilateral approach PVP (routine group). The perioperative period, follow-up and imaging data of the two groups were compared.?[Results]The operations were completed successfully in both groups. Bone cement leakage occurred in 14 cases in the accurate group and 18 cases in the routine group, and no serious complications occurred. The operation time, the times of X-ray exposures and needle adjustment in the precision group were significantly lower than those in the routine group(P < 0.001), the amount of bone cement injected in the precision group was higher than that in the routine group(P < 0.001), and the dispersion of bone cement in the precision group was better than that in the routine group(P < 0.001). There was no significant difference in bone cement leakage rate, walking time, hospital stay, VAS score, ODI score and JOA score between the two groups. Patients in both groups were followed up for 13-16 months with an average of (15.5 ± 0.4) months. There was no significant difference in the time of complete weight-bearing activity between the two groups (P > 0.05).With the passage of time, the VAS score and ODI score decreased (P < 0.001), while the JOA score increased (P < 0.001). At the same time, there was no significant difference in VAS score, ODI score and JOA score between the two groups (P > 0.05). Compared with those before operation, the height of the anterior edge of vertebral body increased and the Cobb angle of local kyphosis decreased 2 days after operation (P < 0.001), while the height of anterior edge of vertebral body was lost and the Cobb angle of local kyphosis slightly increased at the last follow-up, but the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the height of anterior edge of vertebral body and Cobb angle of local kyphosis between the two groups at the same time point (P > 0.05).[Conclusion]Accurate target unilateral approach PVP is effective in the treatment of OVCF, and it has the advantages of accurate puncture path, low X-ray exposures, small tissue injury and sufficient bilateral diffusion of bone cement, but there is a certain learning curve.