title: Percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of burst fractures. Case report.
abstract: Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a useful procedure for patients with vertebral osteoporotic compression fractures; however, there has been no mention in the literature of the use of percutaneous vertebroplasty for the treatment of traumatic spinal fractures. The authors report the case of a 33-year-old man who harbored L-1, L-2, and L-5 burst fractures sustained in a work-related accident. The patient was successfully treated by percutaneous vertebroplasty with polymethylmethacrylate. The authors propose this procedure as a useful intervention in selected patients with lumbar burst fractures. The complications associated with major surgical procedures are absent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung University and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jyi-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chieh-Tsai
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shih-Tseng
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate