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The role of interventional radiology in pain management for multiple myeloma: a literature review
Lytic bone disease in multiple myeloma (MM) patients is cited as a major source of pain in upwards of 90% of patients, with lesions believed to exist in at least 80% of patients. Lytic bone disease increases the risk of pathologic fractures substantially,
Atlee Witt +3 more
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Unipedicular Baloon Kyphoplasty [PDF]
Dear Sir, The recent publication on unipedicular baloon kyphoplasty is very interesting [1]. It demonstrates that high seroprevalence could be seen [1]. La Maida et al. [1] found that "Both vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are effective in treating vertebral compression fracture due to multiple myeloma." This is concordant with the biomechanical ...
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Nontraumatic vertebral fractures are common in the elderly, primarily caused by osteoporosis. However, pathological fractures (e.g., due to malignancy or infection) may exhibit clinical and radiological features similar to osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs), leading to misdiagnosis.
Jun-Ming Lin +5 more
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Vertebra plana is often asymptomatic and typically identified as a radiological finding. It is characterized by a 70% loss in vertebral height without kyphosis.
Kader Ataibiş +3 more
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Background Unstable osteolytic lesions of the occipitocervical junction are rare and may occur in hematological malignancy or vertebral hemangioma, among others.
Anna Voelker +2 more
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Balloon kyphoplasty for surgical treatment of aggressive vertebral hemangiomas (literature review)
Introduction Aggressive vertebral hemangiomas occur in 10–11.5 % of the working-age population that determines social significance of the disease. Percutaneous vertebroplasty technique is normally used for the treatment of aggressive spinal hemangiomas.
Sergei A. Miziurov +6 more
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IntroductionSpinal cord injury (SCI) animal models often utilize an open surgical laminectomy, which results in animal morbidity and also leads to changes in spinal canal diameter, spinal cord perfusion, cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics, and spinal ...
Sean M. Barber +10 more
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Results of kyphoplasty in the minimally invasive treatment of vertebral metastasis
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical and radiological outcome of minimally invasive surgical treatment of vertebral metastases using the technique of kyphoplasty.
Carlos Fernando Pereira da Silva Herrero +6 more
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Elderly individuals and immunocompromised patients are at a higher risk of contracting Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) infection. If they also have a concurrent spinal compression fracture, it is necessary to consider tuberculosis spondylitis as
Fu-Shine Yang, Yi-Chin Chang, Re-Wen Wu
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