Osteoporosis vertebroplasty

Vertebral body fracture is one of the main causes for severe debilitating back pain causing a reduction of hfe quality, physical function, and survival (Stallmeyer et al. 2003). A vast majority of the vertebral body fractures is caused by an underlying osteoporosis. Vertebroplasty... [Pg.535]

Fig. 2.10.5. Huge amount of cement within the intervertebral space after vertebroplasty. Especially in patients suffering from osteoporosis a fracture of the adjacent vertebra is more likely to occur...

$Fig. 2.10.5. Huge amount of cement within the intervertebral space after vertebroplasty. Especially in patients suffering from osteoporosis a fracture of the adjacent vertebra is more likely to occur...$

Peh WC, Gilula LA (2005) Percutaneous vertebroplasty an update. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 26 52-64 Phillips FM, Todd Wetzel F, Lieberman 1 et al (2002) An in vivo comparison of the potential for extravertebral cement leak after vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. Spine 27 2173-2178 discussion 2178-2179 Trout AT, Kallmes DF, Kaufmann TJ (2006) New fractures after vertebroplasty adjacent fractures occur significantly sooner. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 27 217-223 Uppin AA, Hirsch JA, Centenera LV et al (2003) Occurrence of new vertebral body fracture after percutaneous vertebroplasty in patients with osteoporosis. Radiology 226 119-124... [Pg.111]

G. Marcucci and M.L. Brandi, Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty in the management of osteoporosis with subsequent. Clin.Cases Miner. BoneMetab. 7 51-60,2010. [Pg.405]

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