Introduction Percutaneous vertebroplasty has been used for treatment of intractable painful fractures of vertebral bodies. With the help of refined procedures and standard techniques, the interventional radiologist can now offer help to ...
Mahendra Kumar Dwivedi +3 more
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Pulmonary Cement Embolism After Vertebroplasty [PDF]
Pulmonary cement embolism is a rare complication of vertebroplasty. We report an 81‐year‐old man with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis presenting with respiratory failure, 18 months post‐vertebroplasty.
Randeep Singh +2 more
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Biomechanical Effects of Cement Augmentation and Prophylactic Vertebroplasty on Adjacent Segment Stability in Multilevel Spinal Fusion: A Finite Element Analysis [PDF]
Background: Multilevel posterior spinal fusion to T10 often encounters complications such as screw loosening and proximal junctional kyphosis. Cement augmentation or prophylactic vertebroplasty is used to prevent these, but their biomechanical effects ...
Jae Won Shin +6 more
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Efficacy and safety of vertebroplasty versus posterior pedicle screw in treating stage III Kummell’s disease without neurological deficits: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of vertebroplasty versus posterior pedicle screw fixation combined with vertebroplasty in treating stage III Kummell’s disease without neurological deficits.
Binbin Tang +4 more
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Treatment for Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture - A Short Review of Orthosis and Percutaneous Vertebroplasty and Balloon Kyphoplasty [PDF]
The management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) in the elderly includes nonoperative treatment and vertebroplasty, but has not been established due to the diversity of patient backgrounds.
Masahiro Kawanishi +6 more
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Utilization of Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty in the Management of Compression Fractures: National Trends and Predictors of Vertebroplasty/Kyphoplasty [PDF]
Objective The purpose of this study is to examine the utilization of kyphoplasty/vertebroplasty procedures in the management of compression fractures.
Brannan E. O’Neill +13 more
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Percutaneous vertebroplasty has become widely accepted as a safe and effective minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of painful vertebral body compression fractures refractory to medical therapy. In this article, the authors review the indications and contraindications for vertebroplasty, principles of appropriate patient selection, useful ...
Bryan, Jay, Sun Ho, Ahn
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Although the most frequent treatment continues to be rest, painkillers and braces, vertebroplasty of osteoporotic vertebrae by percutaneous augmentation with polymethilmetachrylate bone cement (PMMA), is an efficient procedure for treatment of painful vertebral compession fractures.
C. Lamartina +3 more
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Background Percutaneous vertebroplasty and percutaneous kyphoplasty are effective minimally invasive procedures in reducing pain and improving the quality of life in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with different degrees, but ...
Mahmoud M. Gamal +2 more
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Rare case of post-vertebroplasty fungal spondylodiscitis: Case report
Vertebroplasty is a commonly done procedure in osteoporotic compression fracture. Cement leakage is the most common complication associated with vertebroplasty. Infection following vertebroplasty is rare.
K C Avinash, Satyen Mehta
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