title: Infected vertebroplasty. Report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Transpedicular vertebroplasty has been established as a safe and effective treatment for thoracic and lumbar compression fractures. Complications are rare and infectious complications requiring surgical management have only been reported once in the literature. In this paper the authors present two patients in whom osteomyelitis developed after vertebroplasty in which corpectomy was required. The serious nature of these infections, their surgical management, and complication avoidance are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-2247, USA.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mummaneni
authors.forename: Gerald E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Rodts
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery