Evaluating the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous acetabuloplasty

Abstract

Percutaneous acetabuloplasty appears to be safe and effective for improving the pain and decreased mobility secondary to metastatic lesions of the acetabulum.

Percutaneous Acetabuloplasty Compared With Open Reconstruction for Extensive Periacetabular Carcinoma Metastases

“…Cement acetabuloplasty has been reported to be a safe and successful procedure for periacetabular carcinoma metastases [6][7][8][9][10][11][12]14]. The largest series to date describes this procedure in 25 patients and measures functional outcome using an array of measures such as the Harris Hip Score, Western Ontario and McMaster Arthritis Index (WOMAC), ECOG performance status, and VAS for pain [9].…”

“…Finally, a Cox regression analysis was performed for the entire study group to identify independent predictors of poor survival. We included previously investigated [2,[13][14][15][16] and additional variables which may affect survival in this clinical setting (Table 3).…”

“…We measured patient demographics, comorbidities, and known preoperative predictors of overall survival in metastatic carcinoma such as serum calcium, percentage hematocrit, and serum albumin [2,[13][14][15][16]. In addition, we recorded disease characteristics such as the histology, time to metastasis, time to treatment, presence of visceral metastases preoperatively, presence of pathologic fracture, and distribution of disease according to both the Harrington [1] classification of periacetabular metastases.…”

Safety and Effectiveness of Sacroplasty: A Large Single-Center Experience

“…Both the FMS and the AS have been described in the evaluation of cement augmentation procedures. 13 Formal, documented VAS, FMS, and AS evaluations became routine during the study period and were performed between January 2007 and September 2013. A 4-level pain scale was also used to evaluate patient response to the procedure (Table 2).…”

Extending the Arm of Augmentation Beyond the Neuroaxis

“…This issue features an article on percutaneous acetabuloplasty 1. The authors of this manuscript are an experienced group of neurointerventionalists who have done extensive work in vertebral augmentation.…”