Original Article
Vertebroplasty: A Simple Solution to a Difficult Problem

https://doi.org/10.1385/JCD:4:3:189Get rights and content

Abstract

Vertebroplasty is the percutaneous injection of bone cement into a symptomatic fractured vertebral body under fluoroscopic guidance. It is a safe and simple outpatient procedure. We discuss patient selection, the techniques, and the results based on our experience and that of our radiology colleagues.

References (32)

  • LJ Melton et al.

    Vertebral fractures predict subsequent fractures

    Osteoporos Int

    (1999)
  • P Galibert et al.

    Preliminary note on the treatment of vertebral angioma by percutaneous acrylic vertebroplasty

    Neurochirurgie

    (1987)
  • P Galibert et al.

    Percutaneous acrylic vertebroplasty as a treatment of vertebral angioma as well as painful and debilitating diseases

    Chirurgie

    (1990)
  • A Cotten et al.

    Percutaneous vertebroplasty: state of the art

    Radiographics

    (1998)
  • AC Dufresne et al.

    Percutaneous vertebroplasty of the cervico-thoracic junction using an anterior route: technique and results: report of nine cases

    J Neuroradiol

    (1998)
  • A Weill et al.

    Spinal metastases: indications for and results of percutaneous injection of acrylic surgical cement

    Radiology

    (1996)
  • Cited by (0)

    View full text