2004
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-004-0776-8
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Complications of percutaneous vertebroplasty and their prevention

Abstract: Complications due to vertebroplasty may be divided into two categories whether or not they are related to polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) cement leakage from the compressed vertebral body. PMMA leakage is a very frequent occurrence in vertebroplasty is also the main source of complications. Neurological complications are due to cement leakage into the spinal canal and less exceptionally into the intervertebral foramen. The transpedicular needle approach reduces the risk of cement leakage into the foramen. Pulmon… Show more

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“…4). There is consent that the better the visualization, the lower the complication rate [13]. The procedure can of course be performed using single-plane fluoroscopy (Fig.…”
Section: Preprocedural Evaluationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…4). There is consent that the better the visualization, the lower the complication rate [13]. The procedure can of course be performed using single-plane fluoroscopy (Fig.…”
Section: Preprocedural Evaluationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, more than 98% of the leakages are asymptomatic. Only solitary cases of serious complications have been reported in the literature [15,[33][34][35]. Hodler et al divided bone cement leakage into two grades [15]: grade 1 (minor) leakage: the longest diameter of the extravertebral bone-cement collection is less than the longest diameter of the closest pedicle; grade 2 (moderate) leakage: the longest diameter of the extravertebral bone-cement collection is greater than the longest diameter of the closest pedicle, but less than the nearest normal vertebral body.…”
Section: Evaluation Of Complicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, more than 98% of the leakages were minor and asymptomatic. Only solitary cases made surgical therapy necessary [15,[33][34][35].…”
Section: Complicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Percutaneous vertebroplasty, comprising an injection of PMMA into vertebral bodies leads to immediate pain relief in 80-90% of patients [8,10,16]. However, cement leakage is a common occurrence and represents the main complication risk for vertebroplasty [14]. Cement leakage from the vertebral body is reported to be 20-65% [6,10].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%