title: CT-guided percutaneous vertebroplasty in the treatment of an upper thoracic compression fracture.
abstract: Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) has been used to relieve pain and to prevent further collapse of the vertebral body in patients with an osteoporotic compression fracture. The most commonly affected site for the use of PVP is the thoracolumbar junction. There are few reports that have described on the usefulness of PVP in the treatment of a high thoracic compression fracture. We report a case of an upper thoracic compression fracture that was treated with computed tomography (CT)-guided PVP. It was possible to obtain easy access to the narrow thoracic pedicle and it was also possible to monitor continuously the proper volume of polymethylmethacrylate employed, under CT guidance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Busan Wooridul Spine Hospital, Busan 607-831, Korea.
authors.forename: Ju-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Seong
authors.forename: Jin-Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byungjoo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sang-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ho Yeong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D050815:Fractures, Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000150:complications; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054854:Vertebroplasty / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate