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An elderly female underwent three level vertebroplasty for painful compression fractures of the thoracolumbar junction. During injection of the third level, she developed severe pain resulting from an acute adjacent level fracture secondary to substantial cement leakage into the disc space. This was recognized and treated immediately with vertebroplasty resulting in complete pain relief. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of intraprocedural compression fracture secondary to cement leakage into the disc space.
Keywords: Vertebroplasty, cement leakage, subsequent compression fractures, methylmethacrylate
Current Medical Imaging
Title: Intraprocedural Adjacent Level Compression Fracture During Vertebroplasty Secondary to Cement Leakage into the Disc Space
Volume: 4
Author(s): Robert R. Sprague and Turgut Berkmen
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Keywords: Vertebroplasty, cement leakage, subsequent compression fractures, methylmethacrylate
Abstract: An elderly female underwent three level vertebroplasty for painful compression fractures of the thoracolumbar junction. During injection of the third level, she developed severe pain resulting from an acute adjacent level fracture secondary to substantial cement leakage into the disc space. This was recognized and treated immediately with vertebroplasty resulting in complete pain relief. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of intraprocedural compression fracture secondary to cement leakage into the disc space.
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Sprague R. Robert and Berkmen Turgut, Intraprocedural Adjacent Level Compression Fracture During Vertebroplasty Secondary to Cement Leakage into the Disc Space, Current Medical Imaging 2008; 4 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340508785294499
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340508785294499 |
Print ISSN 1573-4056 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6603 |
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