title: Silicate-substituted calcium phosphate as a bone void filler after kyphoplasty in a young patient with multiple compression fractures due to osteogenesis imperfecta variant: case report.
abstract: Kyphoplasty can be used to treat compression fractures resulting from a variety of causes. The use of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) in conjunction with kyphoplasty has many risks and potential complications, however, particularly in the younger patient population. Silicate-substituted calcium phosphate (Actifuse Synthetic Bone Graft; Apatech, Ltd.) is an alternative to PMMA that provides immediate pain relief and the ability to heal and incorporate within the vertebral body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia 23708-2197, USA. mahardenbrook@mar.med.navy.mil <mahardenbrook@mar.med.navy.mil>
authors.forename: Mitchell A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hardenbrook
authors.forename: Sergio R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Lombardo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D050815:Fractures, Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016348:Osseointegration; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D015642:Radiology, Interventional; D017640:Silicates; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D017640:Silicates; C519529:actifuse synthetic bone graft