title: Sacroplasty: a new treatment for sacral insufficiency fracture.
abstract: Sacroplasty, a variation of the vertebroplasty technique for treatment of a sacral insufficiency fracture, is described herein in technical detail. The procedure provided symptom relief and resulted in no complications. This result suggests that successful treatment of a sacral insufficiency fracture with use of sacroplasty is technically feasible.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Associates, PC, 1200 Hilyard Street, Suite 330, Eugene, Oregon 97401, USA. mgarant@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garant
mesh_terms: D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D008875:Middle Aged; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000293:injuries*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate