Percutaneous vertebroplasty: technical considerations.
Percutaneous vertebroplasty has now been in use in the United States for 10 years. Standards of practice are available from the American College of Radiology. The performance of this procedure is becoming routine for most interventional practices, and it has become the general standard of care for pain associated with vertebral compression fractures of the spine. This article describes routine procedural technique and considerations and is intended to review the authors' knowledge of the procedure and provide reliable methods for good outcomes and complication avoidance.
Mathis
John M
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Department of Radiology, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia 24153, USA. jmathis@rev.net
Wong
Wade
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D000698:Analgesia; D001416:Back Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D001843:Bone Cements; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D009339:Needles; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D001843:Bone Cements; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate